Farm worker, fruit

Kailay Orchards LTD; Electoral Area A; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation provided

Job summary

Kailay Orchards LTD is seeking hardworking farm workers for on-site duties at our British Columbia orchard. No formal education required; training provided. Bilingual workers preferred to assist in day-to-day operations in outdoor farming conditions.

Responsibilities include planting, irrigating, applying fertilizers, sorting and packing produce, harvesting, and operating farm machinery while ensuring quality and readiness for market. Staff accommodation provided.

Qualifications

• No degree is required; on-the-job training provided.
• Bilingual ability is preferred for daily farm operations.

Responsibilities

• Apply fertilizers.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, colour and volume for market pricing.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Harvest crops.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Inspect product quality and readiness for market.

Skills

Bilingual

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

• Bilingual

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
• All weather conditions

WORK SETTING

• Staff accommodation provided

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Apply fertilizers
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking