Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Turkey farming
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty

Work setting

- Rural area
- Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Apply fertilizers
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- 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
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- 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
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

- Bell peppers
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Loader
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer

Automated systems experience

- Manure handling and storage

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced setting
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking

Weight handling

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner

Benefits

Financial benefits

- Piece work

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