Alden Vineyard Services is looking for 2 General Farm Workers to start immediately.
Salary: $18.75/ hour
Job Type: Permanent employment, Full time 40 hours / week
Start date: As soon as possible
Position: 2
NOC: General Farm Worker (85101)
Languages: English
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: No experience (will train)
On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
· Fruit and vegetable combination farming
· Outdoors
· Wet/damp
· Odours
· Dusty
· Hot
· All weather conditions
Work setting
· Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
· Apply fertilizers
· Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
· Clean the crops
· Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
· Clear fields of wood and stones
· Cut agricultural crops
· Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
· 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.
· Hand harvesting vegetables
· Mixing fertilizer
· Pack fruits and vegetables
· Pick row and orchard crops
· Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
· Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
· Seed cutting
· Sort fruits and vegetables
· Tie and secure plants
· Weeding
· Write daily basic progress reports
· Clean work area
· Fertilize and spray crops
· Harvest crops
· Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
· Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Work conditions and physical capabilities
· Ability to work independently
· Repetitive tasks
· Handling heavy loads
· Physically demanding
· Hand-eye co-ordination
· Attention to detail
· Standing for extended periods
· Bending, crouching, kneeling
· Large workload
· Combination of sitting, standing, walking
· Walking
Weight handling
· Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
· Efficient interpersonal skills
· Organized
· Reliability
· Team player
· Values and ethics
· Quick learner
How to apply