labourer, fruit farming

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
• Outdoors.
• Viticulture.
• At heights.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• All weather conditions.
• Work setting: Rural area.
• Relocation costs not covered by employer.
• Willing to relocate.

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..
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• Hand harvesting vegetables.
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
• Pack fruits and vegetables.
• Pick row and orchard crops.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife.
• Sort fruits and vegetables.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
• Weeding.
• Harvest crops.
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.

Type of crops:

• Apples.
• Cherries.
• Grapes.
• Orchard fruit.
• Vineyard.

Transportation/travel information:

• Own transportation.
• Public transportation is not available.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Attention to detail.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Personal suitability:

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

Screening questions:

1. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
2. Are you currently a student?.
3. Do you have experience working in this field?.
4. Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Government programs:

Recognized employer.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.

Other benefits:

Free parking available.

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.).