Farm Worker, Vegetables

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 37.5 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

- Corn farming
- Floriculture production
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Organic farming
- Outdoors
- Dangerous
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
**Work setting**:

- Staff accommodation available
- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Cleaning crop
- Clipping
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Handling animals
- Harvesting seedlings
- Hoeing crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Stone and/or wood picking
- Vegetable culling
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- 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
**Type of crops**:

- Bell peppers
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Cucumbers
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Melons
- Onions
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Haying equipment
- Tractor
**Automated systems experience**:

- Automated irrigation system
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
**Personal suitability**:

- Judgement
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes