tobacco farm worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Dusty
• Noisy

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Cut horticultural crops

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sound discrimination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Work Term : Seasonal
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 to 80 hours per week