General Labourer

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 80 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:

- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Dangerous
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
**Tasks**:

- Grading
- Hoeing crops
- Mixing fertilizer
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Sort and pack fruits and vegetables
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Move heavy furniture, equipment and supplies
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- First Aid Certificate
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
- Pesticide Applicator's Licence
- Forklift Operator Certification
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Loader
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Lift truck
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tillage equipment
- Welding
- Hand tools
**Automated systems experience**:

- Automated irrigation system
- Storage and silage system
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Sound discrimination
- Overtime required
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?