General labourer - farm

BujnowskiFarms Inc; Strathroy-Caradoc; On-site; CAD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

BujnowskiFarms Inc in Ontario is seeking farm workers to plant, cultivate and harvest crops under training. Work is on site with no remote option, and relocation costs are not covered. Candidates should be comfortable with outdoor conditions and manual tasks.

No prior experience is required as training will be provided; the role involves operating basic farm machinery and maintaining cleanliness and quality at the worksite.

Qualifications

• No degree required; will train.
• Outdoor work in rural Ontario; exposed to dust, heat, and noise.
• Relocation costs not covered by employer.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops and grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, color, and volume.
• Greenhouse cleaning and general farm maintenance.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops; remove suckers and water sprouts.
• Weed and maintain clean work areas; harvest crops.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment; inspect product quality.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Values and ethics

Quick learner

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Loader

Tractor

Lift truck

Planting equipment

Hand tools

Job description

OVERVIEW

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 miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

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
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Ginseng
• Tobacco

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Loader
• Tractor
• Lift truck
• Planting equipment
• Hand tools

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• Automated irrigation system

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
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

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

BENEFITS

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• As per collective agreement