Farm worker, general

De Boer Farms; Stayner; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

De Boer Farms in Stayner, Ontario is seeking a dependable farm laborer to perform hands-on duties across corn, fruit, vegetables, and grain crops. This on-site, outdoors role requires stamina and attention to safety.

You will help plant, harvest, weed, and maintain fields, assist with irrigation, crop care, and general farm tasks in all weather. Experience is an asset; no degree required. Own transportation is needed.

Qualifications

• No formal education required; on-site farming experience is an asset.
• Experience an asset.
• Must be able to perform physically demanding tasks outdoors in rural settings.

Responsibilities

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Apply hoeing between the row
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots

Skills

Team player

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

LANGUAGES

• English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

• Experience an asset

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Own transportation

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

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

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability