field and vegetable crop labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Dry pea and bean farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Outdoors.
- Confined spaces.
- Wet/damp.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Cold/refrigerated.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Harvest seedlings.
- Harvest soybean pods.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
Soybeans.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Forklift.
- Loader.
- Lift truck.
Area of specialization:
Nursery or greenhouse.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Shift.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
Weekend.