harvesting labourer
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Organic farming
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
- Farm
Work setting
- Rural area
- Agricultural equipment
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Mushrooms
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Loader
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Nursery or greenhouse
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
Market insight
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The employer lists from 45 760 $ for this role at Osprey Organics - Woodstock in Ontario. For comparison, the local market median is about 66 473 $ based on 8 510 similar offers.
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