farm worker, vegetables
Kroeker Farms Limited
Winkler, MB, CA
$16,75 an hour (estimated)
Temporary
- Work Term : Temporary
- Work Language : English or French
- Hours : 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience : Experience an asset
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Organic farming
- Outdoors
- Wet / damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Cold / refrigerated
- Potato and vegetable
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- 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
- Sort, stack, bundle and stamp materials
Type of crops
- Onions
- Potatoes
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Screening questions
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Government programs
Recognized employer
Health benefits
Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Life insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
- On-site recreation and activities
- Wellness program
20 days ago