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fruit farm labourer
from 37 336 $
Glenlake Orchards & VineyardsNiagara-on-the-Lake
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Viticulture
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Grapes
- Orchard fruit
- Vineyard
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
Market insight
14% below median43 593 $
43 593 $43 593 $
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