General labourer - farm

Justahobby Farm Inc.; Southwestern Ontario; Sur place; CAD 21 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Free parking available

Résumé du poste

Justahobby Farm Inc. in Ontario is seeking workers for hands-on farm duties in a rural setting. You will perform tasks from planting and irrigating crops to harvesting and maintaining equipment, under diverse weather and outdoor conditions.

The role involves handling crops like ginseng, working on-site at multiple locations, and meeting quality standards for marketable produce. No formal education is required, though experience is an asset.

Qualifications

• No degree or diploma required.
• Experience an asset.

Responsabilités

• Apply fertilizers
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• 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
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• 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
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Formation

No degree, certificate or diploma

Description du poste

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

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Various locations

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Apply fertilizers
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• 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
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• 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
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Ginseng

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

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

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available