general labourer - farm
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Dirty.
- Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Cherries.
- Orchard fruit.
- Vegetables.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Farm truck.
- Forklift.
- Tractor.
- Hand tools.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Government programs:
Recognized employer.
Employment terms options:
Morning.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
Day.
Health benefits:
Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- Bonus.
- Gasoline paid.
- Piece work.
Other benefits:
- On-site amenities.
- On-site recreation and activities.
- Team building opportunities.
- Transportation provided by employer.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.