General labourer - farm

Charles Keddy Farms Limited; Halifax Regional Municipality; On-site; CAD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Piece work

Job summary

Charles Keddy Farms Limited is seeking farm workers to perform on-site agricultural tasks in Halifax Regional Municipality. The role involves planting, cultivating, and irrigating crops, hand harvesting, packing produce, and operating farm equipment to support daily field operations.

Experience is an asset, and the job requires working at the physical location with no remote option. The position may involve piece work and other field duties as described in the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• Experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Education

No degree required

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural crops
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

BENEFITS

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Piece work