Fruit Farm Labourer

6 days ago


Kentville, Canada Van Meekeren Farms Ltd. Full time

Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- No degree, certificate or diploma
- **Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- **Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Remote location
- **Tasks**:

- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- **Type of crops**:

- Apples
- **Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

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

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- **Personal suitability**:

- Reliability
- Team player
- **Screening questions**:

- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- **Government programs**:

- Recognized employer
- **Experience**:

- Will train
- Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 to 60 hours per week



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