Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Brush collecting
• Cleaning crop
• Grading
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvesting seedlings
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Stone and/or wood picking
• Vegetable culling
• Clean work area
• 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
• Examine produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Carrots
• Ginger
• Onions
• Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Vegetable harvester

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available