Fruit farmer

Fruitwood Farms Ltd.; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

On-site housing options

Free parking available

Parking available

Job summary

Fruitwood Farms Ltd. in Canada is seeking a hands-on farm worker to support planting, harvesting and routine field tasks at our rural on-site location.

You will perform deleafing of crops, mix fertilizer, and train trees to improve fruit yield and quality, along with other general farm duties. No degree required and training provided; on-site housing options may be available.

Qualifications

• No degree required; training will be provided.
• On-site employment only at the physical location.
• Experience with farm machinery is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Mixing fertilizer
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Perform general farm duties

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexible

Organized

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Tractor

Truck

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
• Harvest crops
• Horticultural field crop

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Mixing fertilizer
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Perform general farm duties

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Apples

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Tractor
• Truck

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

BENEFITS

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Bonus

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Parking available