general farm worker - harvesting

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet / damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Gloves
• Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Morning
• Night

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime available