- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Seed cutting
- Soil fertility programs
- Tie and secure plants
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Maintain financial and production records
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear fields of wood and stones
Supervision
- 11-15 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Pesticide Applicator's Licence
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Ginseng
- Potatoes
Equipment and machinery experience
- Harvesters
- Tractor
Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced workplace
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload