Fruit farm labourer

• Location 8445 Talbot TrailBlenheim, ONN0P 1A0
• Work location On site
• Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
• Flexible hours
• Starts as early as 2026-10-05
• vacancies 30 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3689277

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

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
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Harvest crops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries
• Orchard fruit
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking