- 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
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
