farm labourer, grain

Bonnieheath Lavender Estates; Waterford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local farming estate is seeking seasonal agricultural workers for various tasks including cleaning, grading, and harvesting crops. This physically demanding position requires working outdoors in various conditions. Experience is an asset but not necessary; applicants should be organized and capable of managing physical tasks. The job is located in Waterford, Ontario, Canada.

Qualifications

• Experience in farming or agricultural work is an asset.
• Ability to handle physical demands and work in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops.
• Grade vegetables and fruits according to market standards.
• Hand harvest vegetables.
• Maintain and manage growth of vines.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.

Skills

Attention to detail

Hand-eye coordination

Ability to distinguish between colors

Organization

Tools

Farm truck

Fruit harvester

Tractor

Combine harvester

Lift truck

Job description

• Work Term : Seasonal
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 100 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• At heights
• Wet / damp
• Dangerous
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold / refrigerated

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Harvest crops
• Cut horticultural crops

Type of crops

• Artisanal crops
• Grapes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Lift truck

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sound discrimination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Organized

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?