general labourer - farm

Government of Canada; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization in Canada seeks individuals for physically demanding agricultural positions. Responsibilities include cutting crops, grading produce, and packing fruits and vegetables. Ideal candidates should be team players and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment. No formal education is required as training will be provided to successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Will train.

Responsibilities

• Cut agricultural crops.
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades.
• Hand harvesting vegetables.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Weeding.
• Clean work area.
• Harvest crops.
• Load, unload and transfer crates.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

Work site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Responsibilities

• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Team player