About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Organic farming.
Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. At heights. Wet/damp. Dusty. Hot.
Work setting: Staff accommodation available. Relocation costs covered by employer.
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Apiary and honey harvesting experience: Harvesting honey.
- Type of crops: Apples.
- Asparagus.
- Bell peppers.
- Cabbage.
- Carrots.
- Cauliflowers.
- Cucumbers.
- Garlic.
- Grapes.
- Melons.
- Onions.
- Orchard fruit.
- Raspberries.
- Strawberries.
- Sweet corn.
- Tomatoes.
- Zucchinis.
- Berries.
- Grains.
- Vineyard.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Carrot seeder.
- Farm truck.
- Fruit harvester.
- Tractor.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Planting equipment.
- Welding.
- Hand tools.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Health care plan.
- Financial benefits: Mileage paid.
- Other benefits: Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site housing options.
- Team building opportunities.
- Transportation provided by employer.
- Parking available.
- Variable or compressed work week.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .