Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 35 hours per week
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: Will train

Work site environment

Fruit and vegetable combination farming

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

Apply fertilizersDivide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lotsGrade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.Hand harvesting vegetablesMixing fertilizerPack fruits and vegetablesPick row and orchard cropsPlant, cultivate and irrigate cropsSeed cuttingSort fruits and vegetablesTrain trees to produce more fruit of higher qualityWeedingFertilize and spray cropsHarvest cropsOperate and maintain farm machinery and equipmentExamine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

Apples

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Repetitive tasksHandling heavy loadsPhysically demandingHand-eye co-ordinationBending, crouching, kneeling

Employment terms options

EveningMorning

Employment terms options

DayWeekend

Other benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

PUNJAB GROWERS

Open Positions

general farm worker - harvesting