harvesting labourer
Hy Hope FarmPickering, ON, CA30+ days ago
Salary
CA$17.23 hourly
Job type
- Full-time
- Temporary
Job descriptionWork Term : Temporary Work Language : English Hours : 40 hours per week Education : No degree, certificate or diploma Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet / damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Cut agricultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Field berries
- Garlic
- Onions
- Orchard fruit
- Raspberries
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Vegetables
- Vineyard
- Farm truck
- Fruit harvester
- Loader
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Hand tools
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Tasks
Type of crops
Equipment and machinery experience
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Weight handling
Personal suitability