general farm worker

• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 60 to 140 hours bi-weekly
• Education :
• Expérience :

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Wet / damp
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Rural area
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Clean work area
• Clean the crops
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions

Type of product

• Vegetables
• Hydroponic horticultural products

Type of crops

• Cucumbers
• Greenhouse vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Tractor

Automated systems experience

Automated environmental control equipment

Transportation / travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Reliability

Experience

Experience an asset

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available
9 days ago