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Fruit farm labourer needed in Canada by Olkaga Country Market
Fruit or Nut Farm Workers perform routine tasks on fruit or nut farms, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting, irrigating and pruning crops. They may spray chemicals on crops to treat disease and pests.
Job details
- Location: 402346 Grey Road 4Hanover, ONN4N 3B8
- Salary: 16.00 hourly for 40 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Seasonal employment
Full time - Day, Evening, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: Starts as soon as 2023-04-14
- Vacancies: 2 vacancies
Overview
Fruit or Nut Farm Workers perform routine tasks on fruit or nut farms, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting, irrigating and pruning crops. They may spray chemicals on crops to treat disease and pests.
Day-to-day
- undertakes planting using hand tools and farm machines
- builds trellises for climbing plants and vines
- operates machines to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest fruit and nuts
- sprays trees, vines and other plants with chemicals to control weeds, insects, fungus growth and diseases
- thins, weeds and hoes row crops, and prunes trees and vines
- irrigates land for crop growth
- selects and picks fruit and nuts according to size and ripeness, and discards rotting and over-ripened produce
- grades, sorts and packs produce into containers
- loads filled fruit and nut containers onto trucks.
Considerations
- requires driving
- working outdoors.
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Will train
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clipping
- Grading
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Hoeing crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Stone and/or wood picking
- Vegetable culling
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Perennials
Type of crops
- Asparagus
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Garlic
- Onions
- Strawberries
- Zucchinis
Equipment and machinery experience
- Carrot seeder
- Farm truck
- Fruit harvester
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By mail
402346 Grey Road 4
Hanover, ON
N4N 3B8
Include this reference number in your application
2304
Advertised until
2023-01-23
