Fruit farm labourer
- Picton, ON, K0K 2T0, Canada
On-site
From $17.95 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- From $17.95 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 40 to 60 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Picton, ONK0K 2T0
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, On call, Flexible hours, Overtime available
- Starts as early as 2027-03-27
- vacancies 2 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3682996
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Viticulture
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Budding trees
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Deciduous trees
- Perennials
Type of crops
- Apples
- Grapes
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Loader
- Tractor
- Fertilizer applicator
- Lift truck
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tillage equipment
- Hand tools
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics