general labourer - farm

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• 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
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Cut horticultural crops
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops

Type of crops

• Apples
• Asparagus
• Cherries

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• Work Term : Seasonal
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 to 60 hours per week