About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Viticulture. Wet/damp. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Harvest seedlings.
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
- Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Type of product: Perennials.
- Type of crops: Bell peppers.
- Cucumbers.
- Garlic.
- Grapes.
- Melons.
- Sweet corn.
- Tomatoes.
- Zucchinis.
- Vegetables.
- Vineyard.
- 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.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Financial benefits: Piece work.