Fruit farm labourer

Zekveld's Garden Market; Plympton-Wyoming; On-site; CAD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekveld's Garden Market in Plympton-Wyoming, Ontario, is seeking farm workers to assist in harvesting and maintaining crops at the on-site location. Candidates should be prepared for outdoor, all-weather conditions and be able to stand for long periods. Training is provided for all tasks.

Work includes hand harvesting, crop cultivation, irrigation, weeding, and general field maintenance. No formal education or prior experience is required; reliability and physical stamina are important for this

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• No formal experience necessary; on‑the‑job training provided.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops
• Hand harvest vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops

Skills

Independence

Attention to detail

Stamina

Physical fitness

Education

No degree required

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

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
• Hot
• All weather conditions

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clean the crops
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload