field and vegetable crop labourer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

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

Work site environment

• Dry pea and bean farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• 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.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Harvest soybean pods
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• 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

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Soybeans

Equipment and machinery experience

• Forklift
• Loader
• Lift truck

Area of specialization

• Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner