- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment
Fruit and vegetable combination farmingOutdoorsDustyAll weather conditions
Work setting
Staff accommodation providedRelocation costs covered by employer
Tasks
Clean the cropsCut agricultural cropsDivide 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 vegetablesPick row and orchard cropsPlant, cultivate and irrigate cropsShear and shape trees and plants with knifeTie and secure plantsTrain trees to produce more fruit of higher qualityWeedingClean work areaHarvest cropsOperate and maintain farm machinery and equipmentExamine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops
Blueberries
Equipment and machinery experience
ForkliftFertilizer applicatorPlanting equipmentSprayer or dusterHand tools
Automated systems experience
Automated irrigation system
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Ability to work independentlyRepetitive tasksPhysically demandingBending, crouching, kneelingCombination of sitting, standing, walking
Weight handling
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Gloves
Personal suitability
FlexibilityReliability
Employment terms options
EveningMorning
Employment terms options
DayWeekend
