About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Tree and orchard fruit. All weather conditions. Work setting: Staff accommodation available. Tasks: Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Weeding. Harvest crops. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting. Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed. Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations. Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry. Perform general farm duties. Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market. Type of crops: Blueberries. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Hand-eye co-ordination. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Personal suitability: Team player. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Morning. Experience: No experience (will train). Employment terms options: Day. Weekend. Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Support for Veterans: Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).