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
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- All weather conditions
- Dirty

Work setting

- Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Clean the crops
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Cut agricultural crops
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops




- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

- Apples
- Blueberries
- Carrots
- Cherries
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Onions
- Strawberries

Equipment and machinery experience

- Forklift
- Loader
- Tractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced workplace
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- 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

Personal suitability

- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner

📌 harvesting labourer (Richmond)
🏢 GS Farms
📍 Richmond