General Farm Worker - Harvesting

Alberta; Taber; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta is seeking farm workers to assist with crop production and handling duties in outdoor farm settings. The role involves planting, cultivating, irrigating, seed cutting, and maintaining equipment as part of daily farm operations.

Responsibilities include grading produce for market readiness, maintaining clean work areas, and ensuring quality of product for export or sale. This position requires comfort with physical outdoor work and following farm standards.

Responsibilities

• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Clean work area
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Job description

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• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Clean work area
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

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Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Do you have good mechanical skills? Do you have a keen interest in livestock, biology, and the environment? Are you in good health and love working outdoors? Then you may want to reap what you sow in a career as a farm worker or technician.