About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Corn farming. Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Hay farming. Other grain farming. Outdoors. Wheat farming. Dusty. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Grain, oil and forage crop. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Remote location. Various locations.
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.