Farm worker – harvesting

Canada Job Bank; Keremeos; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

B & J Bengag Orchards in Keremeos, BC, is seeking a farm worker for harvesting. Start date is immediate. Term or contract full time with shifts including early morning, morning, day, evening and weekends.

Duties include field cleaning, pruning, planting, irrigation, sorting and packing produce, and maintaining crops and equipment. Fluent English is required; there are no formal education prerequisites. This is a hands-on role in a rural farming operation offering steady, year-round farming work

Qualifications

• The candidate must clean crops effectively.
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and work areas.
• Clear fields of wood and stones.
• Cultivate and manage vertical farming systems.
• Cut agricultural crops.
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to size, shape, colour, and volume to fetch a high price.
• Harvest vegetables by hand.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Perform weeding.
• Clean work areas.
• Harvest crops.

Responsibilities

• The candidate must clean crops effectively.
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and work areas.
• Clear fields of wood and stones.
• Cultivate and manage vertical farming systems.
• Cut agricultural crops.
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to size, shape, colour, and volume to fetch a high price.
• Harvest vegetables by hand.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Perform weeding.
• Clean work areas.
• Harvest crops.

Skills

English fluency

Job description

B & J Bengag Orchards in Keremeos, BC is inviting applications for the position of Farm worker - harvesting. This position requires the successful applicant to begin duties at the earliest opportunity. Terms of employment: Term or contractFull time. Required shifts: Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift.

Employer Name: B & J Bengag Orchards
Position: Farm worker - harvesting
No. of vacancies: 1 vacancy
Salary: $18.25 hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Term or contract - Full time
Shift: Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift

• The candidate must clean crops effectively.
• The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
• The candidate must clear fields of wood and stones.
• The candidate must cultivate and manage vertical farming systems.
• The candidate must cut agricultural crops.
• The candidate must divide fresh harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
• The candidate must grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to size, shape, colour, and volume to fetch a high price in the market.
• The candidate will be responsible for harvesting vegetables by hand.
• The candidate must pack fruits and vegetables.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate must sort fruits and vegetables.
• The candidate must tie and secure plants.
• The candidate must train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• The candidate must perform weeding.
• The candidate must clean work areas.
• The candidate must harvest crops.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must be fluent in English.
• There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor's degree, a certificate, or a diploma.