farm labourer - harvesting
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Corn farming.
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming.
- Other grain farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- Outdoors.
- Confined spaces.
- At heights.
- Wet/damp.
- Dangerous.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting:
- Room and board provided.
- Rural area.
Tasks:
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- 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.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops.
Type of crops:
- Soybeans.
- Tomatoes.
- Vegetables.
- Grains.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Farm truck.
- Forklift.
- Loader.
- Tractor.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Lift truck.
- Planting equipment.
- Tillage equipment.
- Welding.
- Hand tools.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Sound discrimination.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- 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.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.