Overview

- Job Duration: Saisonnier
- Language of Work: English ou Français
- Hours of Work: 42 to 54 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Clean the crops
- 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Mixing fertilizer
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- 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
- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cherries
- Cucumbers
- Field berries




- Garlic
- Orchard fruit
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience
- Forklift
- Tractor
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced workplace
- 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
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
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?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Flexible hours
- Morning
Experience
- Experience an asset
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend

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