fruit farm labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Outdoors.
- Tree and orchard fruit.
- Work setting: Rural area.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- 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.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- 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.
- Orchard fruit.
- Vegetables.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.