Harvesting labourer

• Location Pickering, ONL1Y 0A5
• Work location On site
• Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Casual employmentFull time
• Early morning, Day, Weekend, Shift
• Starts as early as 2026-10-12
• vacancies 4 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3685101

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

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Field berries
• Garlic
• Onions
• Orchard fruit
• Raspberries
• Tomatoes
• Potatoes
• Vegetables
• Vineyard

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Fruit harvester
• Loader
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics