Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

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
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Dirty

Work setting

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- 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.
- 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
- Harvest crops





Experience and specialization

Type of product

- Perennials

Type of crops

- Apples
- Cherries
- Orchard fruit

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
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking

Weight handling

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

📌 farm worker, fruit (Vernon)
🏢 JM Sandher Orchards
📍 Vernon