About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Hot. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clean the crops.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
Type of crops: Vegetables. Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Weight handling: Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Employment terms options: Flexible hours.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Does not require Canadian work experience.