About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Corn farming. Oilseed (except soybean) farming. Other grain farming. Other miscellaneous crop farming. Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. Confined spaces. At heights. Wet/damp. Dangerous. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Room and board provided. Rural area.
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- 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.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops.
- Type of crops: Soybeans.
- Tomatoes.
- Vegetables.
- Grains.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Farm truck.
- Forklift.
- Loader.
- Tractor.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Lift truck.
- Planting equipment.
- Tillage equipment.
- Welding.
- Hand tools.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Sound discrimination.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Quick learner.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.