Farm hand Jobs in Milton, ON

Tasks

• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Cut agricultural crops
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Direct farm grooming activities
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Harvest seedlings
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Oversee the process of hoeing crops
• Seed cutting
• Soil fertility programs
• Tie and secure plants
• Train seed cutting techniques to farm labourers
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial and production records
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities