General labourer - farm

Rekker Gardens Inc.; Canada; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Job summary

Rekker Gardens Inc. is seeking reliable and organized workers for on-site roles in a rural Canadian setting. Work includes outdoor floriculture tasks, standing for long periods, and operating in dusty, wet, and hot environments. You will assist with planting, irrigation, weeding, cleaning, and routine crop maintenance.

Applicants should be able to work at heights, manage physically demanding tasks, and have transportation to rural locations where multiple sites may be used.

Qualifications

• No degree required to apply.
• Experience is an asset for this role.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops and greenhouse areas.
• Weed and maintain planting beds.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Seed cutting and preparation activities.
• Clean work area after tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Reliability

Organized

Manual dexterity

Education

No degree certificate or diploma

Tools

Planting equipment

Job description

OVERVIEW

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

• Floriculture production
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dirty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Various locations

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clean the crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Weeding
• Clean work area

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Planting equipment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

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

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

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

BENEFITS

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available