General labourer - farm

Klassen Greenhouse Farms Inc.; Canada; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Klassen Greenhouse Farms Inc. is seeking workers for on-site greenhouse farming in Canada. Training is provided; no prior experience required.

The role involves planting, irrigating, harvesting, sorting produce, and maintaining equipment in a physically demanding environment. Work is conducted at the farm location in a rural area, with responsibilities spanning crop care, packaging, and quality checks, including color and size grading.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• No experience (will train)

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Skills

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

Reliability

Hand-eye coordination

Color vision

Flexibility

Education

No formal education required

Job description

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

• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clean the crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Bell peppers
• Tomatoes

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Own transportation

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Reliability