vegetable farm worker
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Hot.
Tasks:
- Cultivate on vertical farming system.
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
- Clean work area.
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings.
- Report signs of insect or disease damage.
- Pot and re-pot plants.
- Plant seedlings.
- Mix and prepare soils.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
Type of crops:
Vegetables.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
Personal suitability:
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .