Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Livestock combination farming
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Horticultural field crop
- Potato and vegetable
- All weather conditions

Work setting

- Greenhouse

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Handling animals
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shear the sheep
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops





- Greenhouse vegetables
- Sweet corn

Equipment and machinery experience

- Automated irrigation system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Tillage equipment
- Hand tools

Area of specialization

- Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner

Benefits

Other perks

- Free parking available

📌 Farm hand (Thorold)
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📍 Thorold