general labourer - farm

Crazy Jerry's Farm; Timmins; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local agricultural farm in Timmins, Ontario is seeking workers for permanent roles in farming. Duties include cleaning crops, grading fruits and vegetables, harvesting, and performing general farm tasks. Candidates are not required to have a degree but should be reliable and a team player. There are opportunities for mentorship and training provided to new workers. This position requires a commitment of 30 to 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• Willingness to train.

Responsibilities

• Clean the crops.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, color, and volume.
• Hand harvesting vegetables.
• Harvest seedlings.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Pick row and orchard crops.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Perform weeding.
• Clean the work area.
• Harvest crops.
• Examine product quality and market readiness.
• Perform general farm duties.
• Develop plans to prioritize tasks.

Job description

Qualifications

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma


• Experience: Will train

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.


• Hand harvesting vegetables


• Harvest seedlings


• Pack fruits and vegetables


• Pick row and orchard crops


• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops


• Sort fruits and vegetables


• Weeding


• Clean work area


• Harvest crops


• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market


• Perform general farm duties


• Develop specific plans to prioritize

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding


• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Reliability


• Team player

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Work Term

• Permanent

Work Language

• English

Hours

• 30 to 35 hours per week