General labourer - farm

Lepp Farms Inc.This link will open in a new window; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lepp Farms Inc. is seeking workers for on-site fruit and vegetable farming in Abbotsford, Canada. The position involves outdoor, all-weather work, repetitive tasks, and handling crops from planting to harvest, with daily progress reporting and equipment operation.

No formal education is required, though experience in farming is an asset. Candidates should be able to perform physically demanding duties such as bending, standing, lifting crates, and working outdoors in various conditions.

Qualifications

• No degree or diploma required for this on-site farming role.
• Experience in farming is an asset and helpful for duties.
• Ability to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops.
• Greenhouse cleaning.
• Hand harvesting vegetables.
• Pick row and orchard crops.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Weeding.
• Write daily basic progress reports.
• Clean work area.
• Harvest crops.
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.

Skills

Manual labor

Outdoor work

Farm equipment operation

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Farm truck

Tractor

Job description

LANGUAGES

• English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

• Experience an asset

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
• All weather conditions

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clean the crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Cucumbers
• Orchard fruit
• Strawberries
• Sweet corn

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Farm truck
• Tractor

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking