General labourer – farm

Sandy Shore Farms Limited

$15.00 hourly for 30 to 75 hours per week

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Work Site Environment

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

Work Setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations
  • Processing plant

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Harvesting seedlings
  • Hoeing crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Vegetable culling
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
  • Remove filled containers from conveyors
  • Manually pack goods into bags and boxes or other containers
  • Feed and unload processing machines
  • Clean and lubricate machinery and equipment
  • Clean and maintain equipment
  • Apply chemicals
  • Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials

Experience and Specialization

Type of Crops

  • Asparagus
  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cucumbers
  • Onions
  • Soybeans
  • Sweet corn
  • Zucchinis

Equipment and Machinery Experience

  • Farm truck
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester

Automated Systems Experience

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Feeding and watering system

Additional Information

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight Handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

How to apply

In person

731 Lakeshore Rd
Port Burwell, ON
N0J 1T0 Between 08:00 AM and 04:00 PM

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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