general farm worker - harvesting

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Mixing fertilizer
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Vegetables

Additional information

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability
• Values and ethics

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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