general labourer - farm

WS and Company; Thornbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Bank in Thornbury, Ontario is seeking workers for seasonal full-time farming roles. The position involves grading fruits and vegetables, planting, cultivating, irrigating, and maintaining crops across a fast-paced environment.

Eligible applicants include permanent residents or temporary residents with valid work permits to work in Canada. Starts as early as 2027-03-20 with scheduling around a 60-hour work week at a rate of 17.95 CAD per hour.

Qualifications

• Fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Willingness to lift heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades.
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Weeding.
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
• Budding trees.

Skills

Physical stamina

Color vision

Manual dexterity

Job description

Job details

• Location Thornbury , ON N0H 2P0
• Salary 17.95 hourly / 60 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employment Full time
• Starts as early as2027-03-20
• Source Job Bank #3693068

Tasks

• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Budding trees

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2026-10-23

Important notice:

This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.