About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- 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..
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Type of crops: Blueberries.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Hand tools.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Gloves.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Quick learner.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Parking available.