harvesting labourer

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Dusty.
• Hot.
• All weather conditions.

Work setting:

Room and board provided.

Tasks:

• Apply fertilizers.
• Clean the crops.
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
• Cut agricultural crops.
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
• Harvest seedlings.
• Mixing fertilizer.
• Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
• Clean work area.
• Fertilize and spray crops.
• Harvest crops.
• 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.

Security and safety:

• Bondable.
• Criminal record check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.

Personal suitability:

• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Values and ethics.
• Quick learner.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Flexible hours.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.