Orchard Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 80 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Asset languages**:

- Spanish; Castilian
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Horticultural field crop
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Remote location
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
**Tasks**:

- Brush collecting
- Budding trees
- Cleaning crop
- Clipping
- Fruit trees training
- Grading
- Lowering
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
**Type of crops**:

- Orchard fruit
- Berries
**Technical experience**:

- Processing facilities
- Grading
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Fruit harvester
- Lift truck
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Irrigation pumps and equipment
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Quick learner
**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?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?