general labourer - farm

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 to 65 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Cut agricultural crops
• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Harvest soybean pods
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
• Monitoring animal health
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
30+ days ago