General labourer - farm

• Location Vanessa, ONN0E 1V0
• Work location On site
• Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 30 to 70 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, On call, Flexible hours
• Starts as early as 2027-04-01
• vacancies 22 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3690770

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

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

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Rural area
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• 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
• 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

• Bell peppers
• Ginseng
• Tomatoes
• Potatoes
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Planting equipment
• Hand tools

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• 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)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Quick learner