Farm labourer

Tobermory; Centreville; On-site; CAD 43,554,000 - 57,859,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmridge Farm Ltd in Centreville, NS is seeking applications for the role of Farm labourer. We are looking for a self-disciplined individual with outstanding interpersonal skills and readiness to join at the earliest.

This is a permanent, full-time position with weekend, on-call and early-morning shifts. Four vacancies, salary $15.20 per hour, 40–70 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months in related industry.
• Farm operations include fruit and vegetable farming (except potato).
• Ability to work outdoors for long hours in dusty and hot conditions.

Responsibilities

• Clear fields of wood and stone.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• Harvest crops.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Examine product quality and readiness for market.
• Harvest vegetables by hand.
• Hoe between rows.
• Divide harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.

Skills

Fluent English

Job description

Elmridge Farm Ltd is located at Centreville, NS. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Farm labourer. We are in search of a self-disciplined individual with outstanding interpersonal skills. The selected applicant will be required to join and take their responsibilities at the earliest. The open positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. The timings of shifts may be Weekend, On Call and Early Morning.

Employer Name: Elmridge Farm Ltd
Position: Farm labourer
No. of vacancies: 4
Salary: $15.20 hourly / 40 to 70 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Centreville, NS

• The candidate will be responsible for clearing fields of wood and stone.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must examine the product’s quality and readiness for market.
• The candidate must harvest vegetables by hand.
• The candidate must apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
• The candidate will be responsible for dividing freshly harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a related industry.
• Farm operations include fruit and vegetable combination farming, as well as other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty and hot conditions.

Type of crops

• Crops include asparagus, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, garlic, ginger, onion, sweet corn, tomatoes, and zucchini.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate must finished the work with in the given time line.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.