Fruit farm worker

Website Sarah's Farm Markets

$15.50 hourly for 40 to 85 hours per week

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

  • Corn farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Brush collecting
  • Cleaning crop
  • Clipping
  • Grading
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Hoeing crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Vegetable culling
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Asparagus
  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cucumbers
  • Field berries
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

To apply for this job email your details to koning.enterprises@bell.net

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.
  • If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.



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