labourer, farm
About the company
Overview We are seeking a dependable Farm Labourer to support the day-to-day work of a productive farm in poultry and ginseng. This hands-on role involves caring for crops and growing areas, maintaining irrigation systems and tools and daily maintenance of our poultry barns . The work is physical and may take place outdoors in changing weather. Training and direction will be provided for farm-specific tasks.
Your tasks
Responsibilities
- Assist with planting, cultivating, weeding, and harvesting crops.
- Support irrigation tasks, including checking lines and helping identify leaks or blockages.
- Perform general gardening and groundskeeping, such as preparing beds and maintaining growing areas.
- Use and care for hand tools and farm equipment safely.
- Help clean, organize, and maintain work areas, tools, and equipment.
- Move supplies, soil, produce, and other materials, including tasks involving heavy lifting.
- Follow instructions, farm procedures, and applicable health and safety practices.
- Complete basic measurements, counts, and other tasks requiring basic math.
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Requirements
Skills
- Interest or experience in horticulture, crop care, or farm work is an asset.
- Familiarity with irrigation systems and gardening practices is helpful.
- Comfortable using common hand tools and willing to learn to operate farm equipment.
- Mechanical knowledge is an advantage for basic equipment checks and troubleshooting.
- Able to perform physical work, including standing, bending, and heavy lifting, as needed.
- Able to follow directions, work reliably as part of a team, and pay attention to detail.
- Comfortable working outdoors and adapting to changing tasks and weather conditions.
What we offer
Pay: $17.95 per hour
Other
Expected hours: 40.0 ? 50.0 per week
Work Location: In person