Farm worker, fruit
- Kelowna, BC, V1W 4A9, Canada
On-site
From $18.25 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- From $18.25 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 30 to 40 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Kelowna, BCV1W 4A9
- Work location On site
- Salary$18.25HOUR hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Early morning, Morning, Day, Weekend, Flexible hours, To be determined
- Starts as early as 2027-02-10
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 12 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3649518
Overview
Languages
Bilingual
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
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- All weather conditions
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Clean the crops
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- 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
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Cherries
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Tractor
- Fertilizer applicator
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week