worker, farm

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

Outdoors. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Tree and orchard fruit. All weather conditions.

Work setting:

Staff accommodation available.

Tasks:

• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Weeding.
• Harvest crops.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations.
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
• Perform general farm duties.
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.

Type of crops:

Blueberries.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Hand-eye co-ordination. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Personal suitability:

Team player. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability.

Employment terms options:

Early morning. Evening. Morning.

Experience:

No experience (will train).

Employment terms options:

Day. Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.

Support for youths:

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for Veterans:

Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

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

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).