About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. Wet/damp. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings.
- Clean and maintain work space.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Type of crops: Carrots.
- Onions.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Government programs: Recognized employer.
- Experience: Experience an asset.