General labourer - farm
- 23 Bent Road, Waterville, NS, B0P 1V0, Canada
On-site
From $17 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- From $17 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location 23 Bent RoadWaterville, NSB0P 1V0
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.00HOUR hourly / 40 to 50 hours bi-weekly
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Morning, Day, Weekend
- Starts as early as 2027-03-17
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 2 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3693956
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Fruit harvester
- Loader
- Tractor
- Planting equipment
- Hand tools
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- Parking available