farm worker, general
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Corn farming.
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- Outdoors.
- Wheat farming.
- Dangerous.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Wet/damp.
- Work setting: Rural area.
- Remote location.
Tasks:
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Sprayer or duster.
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Lift truck.
- Loader.
- Tillage equipment.
- Vegetable harvester.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Sound discrimination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Government programs:
Recognized employer.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.