farm worker, vegetables
- Kingsville, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Type of crops
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Other benefits
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
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
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dirty
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- 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.
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops
- Tomatoes
- Hand tools
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Large workload
- Walking
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Other benefits
- Free parking available
More about this job
Responsibilities
Harvest, clean, grade, sort, and pack tomatoes and other produce, including separating marketable produce and preparing crops for sale. Maintain plants and work areas, inspect crops and produce for health and quality, and move crates and farm supplies.
Requirements
No degree, certificate, or diploma is required, and no prior experience is needed because training will be provided. The role requires physical work in hot, cold, refrigerated, and dirty conditions, with the ability to handle repetitive tasks, heavy loads up to 13.5 kg, and extended periods of standing and walking.
Skills
- Crop Cleaning
- Harvesting
- Hand Harvesting
- Produce Grading
- Produce Sorting
- Produce Packing
- Greenhouse Cleaning
- Weeding
- Plant Tying
- Crop Health Inspection
- Quality Inspection
- Hand Tool Use
- Manual Dexterity
- Attention to Detail
- Physical Stamina
- Load Handling
Benefits
- Free Parking
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Agriculture
Keywords
- Vegetable Farming
- Fruit Farming
- Tomatoes
- Crop Cleaning
- Crop Harvesting
- Hand Harvesting
- Produce Grading
- Produce Sorting
- Produce Packing
- Greenhouse Cleaning
- Weeding
- Plant Tying
- Growing Shoots
- Suckers And Water Sprouts
- Crop Health Inspection
- Produce Quality Inspection
- Hand Tools
- Crate Handling
- Marketable Produce
- Physical Labor
- Manual Dexterity
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Color Distinction
- Attention To Detail
- Independent Work
- Fast-Paced Environment