About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment: Outdoors. Hot. Work setting: Rural area.
Staff accommodation provided.
Tasks
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Operate climate controls.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
- Mix and prepare soils.
- Plant bulbs and seeds.
- Pot and re-pot plants.
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings.
- Report signs of insect or disease damage.
- Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Clean work area.
- Type of product: Deciduous trees.
- Native plants.
- Perennials.
- Bedding plants.
- Berry bushes.
- Fruit trees.
- Ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges.
- Seasonal plants.
- Tropical plants.
- Vegetables.
- Type of crops: Cabbage.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Greenhouse vegetables.
- Herbs.
- Onions.
- Security and safety: Bondable.
- Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Gloves.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Flexible hours.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Health care plan.