Farm Supervisor

Renu Contracting & Restoration; Chatham; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

On-site housing

On-site amenities

Team building

Training paid by employer

Parking available

Job summary

Renu Contracting & Restoration is seeking a Farm Worker to perform on-site harvest, packing and crop maintenance at the physical location in Ontario. The role includes hand harvesting, grading, and basic machinery operation in a fast-paced farm setting.

Experience ranges from 7 months to under 1 year; no degree required. Applicants must be able to work outdoors, lift up to 23 kg, and adapt to varying weather and deadlines.

Qualifications

• No formal education required for the role.
• Experience in farming or harvesting is an asset.
• Ability to work at height and outdoors in a farm setting.

Responsibilities

• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
• Greenhouse cleaning.
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Hand harvesting vegetables.
• Examine product for quality and readiness for market.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, color and volume.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.

Skills

Organized

Team player

Reliability

Quick learner

Flexibility

Values and ethics

Judgement

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

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

• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Hot
• Noisy
• Harvest crops
• At heights

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Tomatoes

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner
• Flexibility
• Values and ethics
• Judgement

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available