General labourer - farm

• Location Abbotsford, BCV3G 2G9
• Work location On site
• Salary$18.25HOUR hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift, Flexible hours
• Starts as soon as possible
• vacancies 40 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3639125

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

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Team player