About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Outdoors. Wet/damp. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas.
- Cut horticultural crops.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Level earth to fine grade specifications.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
- Mix and prepare soils.
- Pot and re-pot plants.
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings.
- Apply fertilizers.
- Report signs of insect or disease damage.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Clean work area.
- Type of product: Vegetables.
- Type of crops: Bell peppers.
- Cucumbers.
- Garlic.
- Ginger.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Greenhouse vegetables.
- Onions.
- Tomatoes.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Weight handling: More than 45 kg (100 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Weekend.