Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- All weather conditions

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Apply fertilizers
- Clean the crops
- 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- 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
- Work with minimal supervision





Supervision

- Working groups

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Field berries
- Onions
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Potatoes
- Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

- Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking

Weight handling

- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

- Health care plan

Other benefits

- In office housing options

📌 farm worker, fruit (Sturgeon Falls)
🏢 Leisure Farms
📍 Sturgeon Falls