Farm worker

Canada Job Bank; Pemberton; On-site; CAD 51,291,000 - 54,443,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site housing

Relocation assistance

Paid training

Free parking

Job summary

Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures Ltd. in Pemberton, BC, seeks a Farm Worker to join our team. This permanent, full-time role offers flexible hours and a chance to work in a rural farm setting. The selected candidate will start as soon as possible and contribute to a variety of farming tasks.

The role requires working outdoors, operating farm equipment, handling crops and livestock, and collaborating with a team to ensure quality and productivity.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• No formal education requirements.
• 2–3 years experience in related farming industry.
• Willing to work long outdoor hours.
• Able to operate farm machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Clean greenhouse and handle animals.
• Maintain growth of vines, canopy, and grapes.
• Perform animal grooming activities.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• Weed and harvest crops; harvest vegetables by hand.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Clean stables, barns, and pens.
• Monitor crop and animal health and detect diseases.
• Install and monitor water lines, airflow, and temperature in barns.

Skills

English fluency

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Organized

Flexible hours

Tools

Tractors

Haying equipment

Farm trucks

Livestock handling

Irrigation systems

Job description

Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures Ltd., based at 9114 PEMBERTON MEADOWS RD, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L2, is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Farm worker who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be required to start work as soon as possible. The open positions pertain to Permanent employment or full-time jobs. The candidate must be available to work during flexible hours.

Employer Name: Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures Ltd.
Position: Farm worker
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $17.85 to $19.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: 9114 PEMBERTON MEADOWS RD, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L2

• The candidate will be responsible for cleaning the greenhouse.
• The candidate must be able to handle animals.
• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and managing the growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
• The candidate must perform animal grooming activities.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for weeding.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and caring for the animals.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
• The candidate must detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry.
• The candidate must assess the product's quality and market readiness.
• The candidate will be responsible for installing and monitoring water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops.
• The candidate must clean the crops.
• The candidate must harvest vegetables by hand.
• The candidate must harvest seedlings.
• The candidate will be responsible for dividing freshly harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelors degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
• Farm operations include fruit and vegetable farming, hay farming, other miscellaneous crop farming, other poultry farming, and wheat farming.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in hot and cold/refrigerated environments.

Work setting

• The candidate should be willing to work in a rural area, where most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
• The candidate should work in a staff accommodation that offers live-in facilities when an employer provides housing to its employees.
• The candidate's relocation costs should be covered by the employer, allowing the employer to contribute to the employee's relocation costs incurred in moving closer to the company’s offices or other work locations as required.

Type of product

• The products are deciduous trees.

Type of crops

• Crops are apples, bell peppers, blueberries, carrots, cauliflower, cherries, cucumbers, field berries, garlic, onions, raspberries, strawberries, sweet corn, and tomatoes.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience operating various types of equipment and machinery, including feeding and watering systems, sprayers or dusters, tractors, farm trucks, haying equipment, lift trucks, loaders, manure spreaders, and tillage equipment.

Automated systems experience

• The candidate must be skilled in using automated manure handling and storage systems.

Security and safety

• The candidate must undergo a thorough criminal background check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate must finish the work within the given timeline.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
• The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
• The candidate must be able to recognize similarities and differences between sounds.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in positions that require bending, crouching, and kneeling.
• The candidate should receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.
• The candidate should receive learning/training paid by the employer, which includes paid training programs such as apprenticeships, private training programs, or workforce development opportunities that can help students achieve their goals without sacrificing their paycheck.
• The candidate should receive on-site amenities, workplace amenities, and facilities that cater to the health, safety, welfare, and personal hygiene needs of employees.
• The candidate should receive on-site housing options, referring to the housing options provided by educational institutions.
• The candidate should have access to on-site recreation and activity facilities designed to refresh the body and mind, making leisure time more exciting and enjoyable.
• The candidate should have opportunities for team building to boost employee engagement and forge an unstoppable team.
• The applicant should have transportation provided by the employer, paid to employees to meet the cost of the daily commute from home to work and vice versa, or for personal expenditure in case of employees in the transport business, provided they are not in receipt of the daily allowance.
• The candidate should receive a wellness program that offers financial incentives or other resources to support a healthy lifestyle, as commonly provided by employers.