General labourer – farm
Northern Cherries Inc.
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
- Spanish
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dirty
- Tree and orchard fruit
- Farm
Work setting
- Fruit and vegetable processing plant
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Mixing fertilizer
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Benefits
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
- Team building opportunities