Harvesting labourer
- Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3C2, Canada
On-site
From $16.4 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- From $16.4 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Working hours
- 30 to 60 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Portage la Prairie, MBR1N 3C2
- Work location On site
- Salary$16.40HOUR hourly / 30 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Overtime available
- Starts as early as 2027-04-01
- vacancies 32 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3688064
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.
Asset languages
- Thai
- Spanish
- Filipino
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Asparagus
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Strawberries
- Vegetables
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- 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
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner