About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Confined spaces. Cold/refrigerated. Tasks: Greenhouse cleaning. Hand harvesting vegetables. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. 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. Type of crops: Mushrooms. Equipment and machinery experience: Vegetable harvester. Planting equipment. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently. Fast-paced environment. Repetitive tasks. Work under pressure. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Hand-eye co-ordination. Ability to distinguish between colours. Attention to detail. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs). Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Morning. Experience: No experience (will train). Employment terms options: Day. Weekend. Support for newcomers and refugees: Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).