General labourer - farm
- Leamington, ON, N8H 4C9, Canada
On-site
From $17.95 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- From $17.95 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On-site
- Working hours
- 40 to 60 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Leamington, ONN8H 4C9
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 20 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3677440
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
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Clean the crops
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
- Report signs of insect or disease damage
- Pot and re-pot plants
- Plant bulbs and seeds
- Mix and prepare soils
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Cabbage
- Cauliflowers
- Cucumbers
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Vegetables
- Greenhouse tomatoes
- Greenhouse vegetables
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- 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
- Large workload
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)