Job Description

Work Term: Seasonal Work Language: English Hours: 40 hours per week Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment

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Fruit and vegetable combination farming Outdoors Wet/damp Odours Dusty Hot Noisy Cold/refrigerated All weather conditions

Work setting

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Rural area

Tasks

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Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market. Pack fruits and vegetables Pick row and orchard crops Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts Shear and shape trees and plants with knife Sort fruits and vegetables Tie and secure plants Weeding Clean work area Harvest crops Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

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Blueberries

Equipment and machinery experience

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Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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Fast-paced environment Repetitive tasks Work under pressure Handling heavy loads Physically demanding Manual dexterity Attention to detail Standing for extended periods Bending, crouching, kneeling Sitting Combination of sitting, standing, walking Walking

Weight handling

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Up to 9 kg (20 lbs) Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

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Gloves Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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Efficient interpersonal skills Flexibility Reliability Team player

Employment terms options

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Early morning Evening Shift Flexible hours Morning Night

Employment terms options

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Day

Other benefits

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Free parking available * Parking available