Job Description

Work Term: Permanent Work Language: English Hours: 30 to 60 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 Wet/damp Dusty Noisy Tree and orchard fruit

Tasks

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Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market. Greenhouse cleaning Hand harvesting vegetables Harvest seedlings Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops Tie and secure plants Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality Weeding Fertilize and spray crops Harvest crops Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market Perform general farm duties Budding trees Cut horticultural crops

Type of crops

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Apples Cherries Garlic Grapes Greenhouse vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

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Farm truck Forklift Fruit harvester Tractor Fertilizer applicator Sprayer or duster Welding Hand tools Vegetable or fruit harvester

Transportation/travel information

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Own transportation Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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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 Large workload Sound discrimination Sitting Combination of sitting, standing, walking Walking

Personal suitability

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Flexibility Reliability Team player

Financial benefits

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As per collective agreement Piece work

Other benefits

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Free parking available * Parking available