Job Description

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

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Fruit and vegetable combination farming Outdoors Wet/damp Dusty Noisy

Work setting

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Rural area

Tasks

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Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas 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. Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality Weeding Fertilize and spray crops Harvest crops Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Cut horticultural crops Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops

Type of crops

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Apples Asparagus Cherries

Transportation/travel information

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Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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Repetitive tasks Physically demanding Hand-eye co-ordination Ability to distinguish between colours Attention to detail Standing for extended periods Bending, crouching, kneeling Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Screening questions

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Are you authorized to work in Canada? Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Employment terms options

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Day Weekend Overtime required Work Term: Seasonal Work Language: English * Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week