Fruit farm labourer

Canada Job Bank; Lake Country; On-site; CAD 719,000 - 1,438,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live-in accommodation

Free parking

Job summary

Dorenberg Orchards Ltd. in Winfield, BC is seeking a Fruit farm labourer to join the team and support daily orchard operations. The role involves outdoor agricultural work, handling vines and crops, planting, irrigation, pruning, weeding, and harvesting in a busy fruit farm environment.

The position offers term or contract and full-time options. Shifts include day, weekend, early morning and morning hours, with training provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is required.
• No formal education is required; training will be provided.
• Interpersonal skills are important for teamwork.
• Candidates should be organized and flexible in nature.
• Good judgement is expected for field tasks.

Responsibilities

• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, canopy and grapes.
• Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• Manually remove suckers and water sprouts.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Weed the fields.
• Harvest crops.
• Cut horticultural crops.

Skills

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Organized and flexible

Good judgement

Job description

Dorenberg Orchards Ltd. is located at Winfield, BC. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Fruit farm labourer. We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The open positions are for Term or contract or Full time job. The shift schedule encompasses shift times which include Day, Weekend, Early Morning and Morning.

Employer Name: Dorenberg Orchards Ltd.
Position: Fruit farm labourer
No. of vacancies: 5
Salary: $17.40 hourly / 30 to 60 hours per week
Employment type: Term or contract, Full time
Location: Winfield, BC

• The candidate will be responsible for guiding growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and managing growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate must manually remove all suckers and water sprouts.
• The candidate must tie and secure plants.
• The candidate will be responsible for training trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• The candidate will be responsible for weeding.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for cutting horticultural crops.

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.
• Training will be provided to the selected candidate.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• Farm operations include fruit and vegetable combination farming and viticulture.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work at heights.
• The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp, dusty and hot conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Crops include apples and grapes.

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
• The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate should receive Free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.