Telecommut
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Organic farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Potato and vegetable
- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
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
- Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
- 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
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Sort, stack, bundle and stamp materials
Type of crops
- Carrots
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Tractor
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
- Pressure washers
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
- 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
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Life insurance
- Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Wellness program
