Labourer, Fruit Farming

  • Elmvale
  • Henri Linde, Michelle Linde

Work Term: Seasonal

  • Work Language: English

  • Hours: 30 to 45 hours per week

  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Work site environment :

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming

  • Other miscellaneous crop farming

  • Outdoors

  • In/on water

  • At heights

  • Confined spaces

  • Wet/damp

  • Noisy

  • Dusty

  • Hot

  • Cold/refrigerated Tasks :

  • Cleaning crop

  • Clipping

  • Hand harvesting vegetables

  • Hoeing crops

  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops

  • Stone and/or wood picking

  • Vegetable culling

  • Weeding

  • Harvest crops

  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens

  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market Type of crops :

  • Asparagus

  • Carrots

  • Cucumbers

  • Onions

  • Raspberries

  • Seed corn

  • Strawberries

  • Sweet corn

  • Tomatoes Equipment and machinery experience :

  • Farm truck

  • Fertilizer applicator

  • Fruit harvester

  • Loader

  • Manure spreader

  • Planting equipment

  • Sprayer or duster

  • Tillage equipment

  • Tractor

  • Vegetable harvester Work conditions and physical capabilities :

  • Fast-paced environment

  • Work under pressure

  • Repetitive tasks

  • Handling heavy loads

  • Physically demanding

  • Attention to detail

  • Hand-eye co-ordination

  • Standing for extended periods

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

  • Overtime required