General farm worker – harvesting
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Cut agricultural crops
- 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Mixing fertilizer
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Vegetables
Additional information
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth