General farm worker - harvesting

Kibbi; Oliver; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Job summary

Kibbi in Oliver, BC is hiring a field harvest worker to support seasonal fruit and vegetable production on a rural farm. You will cut, pick, grade, and pack crops, harvest rows, and help manage vine canopies and grapes in outdoor, hot conditions.

This role requires reliability, ability to work under pressure, attention to detail, and the stamina to perform repetitive tasks. No degree required; a valid driver’s licence is helpful; hours range from 40 to 60 per week; term: temporary.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• Experience is an asset.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Cut agricultural crops.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, colour and volume for market pricing.
• Hand harvest vegetables.
• Maintain vine canopy and grapes.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Pick row and orchard crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Weeding and cleaning the work area.
• Harvest crops and examine product quality for market readiness.

Skills

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Education

No degree required

Tools

Tractor operation

Job description

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Experience an asset

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Viticulture
• Hot

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

TASKS

• Cut agricultural crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

TYPE OF CROPS

• Apples
• Bell peppers
• Cherries
• Cucumbers
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Melons
• Onions
• Orchard fruit
• Strawberries
• Sweet corn
• Tomatoes
• Vegetables
• Vineyard

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Tractor

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Valid driver's licence

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner

SCREENING QUESTIONS

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

EMPLOYMENT TERMS OPTIONS

• To be determined

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available

SUPPORTS FOR VISIBLE MINORITIES

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)