Farm worker, fruit

Major Singh Dhaliwal; Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook); On-site; CAD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Major Singh Dhaliwal in British Columbia invites applications for a rural farm worker role supporting fruit, vegetable and vineyard operations. Duties include cutting and packing crops, grading produce by size and color, training shoots and maintaining vine canopies, and performing general farm tasks in all weather conditions on site.

No prior experience required; training will be provided. The job is outdoors in a rural setting, with physical tasks and seasonal variations.

Qualifications

• No experience required; training provided.
• Ability to work outdoors and in a rural farming environment.
• Physically demanding with lifting up to 23 kg.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Cut agricultural crops.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, colour and volume.
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Harvest crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Weeding and keep work area clean.
• Assist with planting, cultivating and irrigating crops.

Skills

Harvesting

Grade produce

Train vines

Weeding

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

No experience (will train)

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
• Outdoors
• Viticulture
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Various locations

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Cut agricultural crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size,shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Apples
• Cherries
• Grapes
• Orchard fruit
• Vegetables
• Vineyard

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)