orchard worker

7 days ago

Barrie, Ontario, Canada Suncrest Orchards Full time $30,000 - $40,000 per year
  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Work site environment
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • All weather conditions
  • Tasks
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Type of crops
  • Apples
  • Orchard fruit
  • Equipment and machinery experience
  • Fruit harvester
  • Loader
  • Tractor
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Automated systems experience
  • Automated irrigation system
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Walking
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Government programs
  • Recognized employer
  • Experience
  • Experience an asset
  • Other benefits
  • On-site housing options
  • Transportation provided by employer