Labourer, Fruit Farming

7 days ago

Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada Robert and Colette Tax Full time

Work Term:
Seasonal

  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 32 to 64 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment:

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

Work setting:

  • Rural area

Tasks:

  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Hoeing crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Seed cutting
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Type of crops:

  • Sweet corn
  • Potatoes

Equipment and machinery experience:

  • Farm truck
  • Lift truck
  • Planting equipment
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester

Transportation/travel information:

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Fastpaced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Handeye coordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability:

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Screening questions:

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

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