Farm worker, general

Canada Job Bank; Otterville; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

G & B Godelie Inc in Otterville, ON is seeking a general farm worker to join their seasonal/full-time team. The role involves farming tasks including planting, weeding, irrigation, animal care, and operating farm machinery. Candidates should be reliable, quick to learn, and able to work in varied day/night shifts.

Fluent English and good interpersonal skills are required. The position is based on-site in a rural setting with potential for extended work weeks and distance work is not available.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Brush collection
• Harvest vegetables by hand
• Hoe crops
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Feed and care for animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens
• Detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry
• Inspect product for quality and prepare it for market
• Install and monitor water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops
• Perform general farm duties
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting
• Follow farm safety and bio-security procedures

Skills

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Organised

Flexible

Good judgement

Team player

Strong communication

Reliable

Quick learner

Tools

Farm machinery

Irrigation systems

Job description

G & B Godelie Inc based in Otterville, ON is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Farm worker, general who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The vacancies refer to Seasonal employment or Full time job. The shift timings include Day, Night, Weekend, Early Morning and Morning.

Employer Name: G & B Godelie Inc
Position: Farm worker, general
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $16.55 hourly / 30 to 55 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Otterville, ON

• The candidate will be responsible for brush collection.
• The candidate must harvest vegetables by hand.
• The candidate must hoe crops.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for weeding.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate must feed and care for 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 will be expected to inspect the product for quality and prepare it for market.
• The candidate will be responsible for installing and monitoring water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.
• The candidate must perform agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
• The candidate must ensure that farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Candidate having experience is an asset.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organised and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate must be a quick learner.
• Farm operations include beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots, fruit and vegetable combination farming, hay farming, and other miscellaneous crop farming.
• The candidate must be able to work at heights.
• The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp, dusty, hot, and cold/refrigerated conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.

Work setting

• The candidate must be willing to work in a rural area.

Security and safety

• The candidate should undergo a thorough criminal background check as well as a medical exam.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.