Orchard foreman/woman

• Location Summerland, BCV0H 1Z0
• Work location On site
• Salary$23.00 to $26.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 32 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
• Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Flexible hours
• Starts as early as 2027-01-01
• Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits
• vacancies 4 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3684167

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Asset languages

• Spanish

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Hot
• Outdoors
• Tree and orchard fruit

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial and production records
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Budding trees

Supervision

• More than 20 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Tractor
• Vegetable or fruit harvester
• Forklift

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Gasoline paid

Other benefits

• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Variable or compressed work week