Tobacco farm worker
- Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4K1, Canada
On-site
From $17.95 CAD / hour · Full-time · Temporary
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Job details
- Pay
- From $17.95 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Temporary
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 40 to 72 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location Simcoe, ONN3Y 4K1
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.95HOUR hourly / 40 to 72 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, On call, To be determined, Overtime available
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 6 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3687203
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
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- 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
- Cut agricultural crops
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- 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
- Sweet corn
- Vegetables
- Tobacco
Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- 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
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player