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Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 20 to 30 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: Will train
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
- Chicken farming
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Hog and pig farming
- Hog management
- Layer poultry farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Organic farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Poultry and egg production
- Potato and vegetable
- Livestock
- Horticultural field crop
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Cleaning crop
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Handling animals
- Harvesting seedlings
- Hoeing crops
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Monitoring animal health
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Soil fertility programs
- Suckering
- Tying
- Vegetable culling
- Vertical farming system
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Perform general farm duties
- Maintain work records and logs
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Student status**:

- Full time enrollment
- Part time enrollment
**Type of product**:

- Perennials
**Type of crops**:

- Bell peppers
- Blueberries
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Cucumbers
- Field berries
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Grapes
- Melons
- Onions
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Herbs
- Greenhouse tomatoes
- Greenhouse vegetables
**Product inspection experience**:

- Poultry
**Area of specialization**:

- Swine
- Agricultural crop service
- Agricultural livestock service
- Pork
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
**Long term benefits**:

- Other benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Parking available