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Full Time
Seasonal

fruit farming labourer

Pingle's Farm Market
Posted 1 day ago

NOC: 85101
Location: Hampton, ON, L0B1J0
Salary: $17.95 hourly

Job Description

Work Term: Seasonal
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment

Fruit and vegetable combination farming
Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
Outdoors
Wet/damp
Dangerous
Odours
Dusty
Hot
Noisy
Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

Rural area
Remote location

Tasks

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
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.
Greenhouse cleaning
Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
Hand harvesting vegetables
Pack fruits and vegetables
Pick row and orchard crops
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
Sort fruits and vegetables
Tie and secure plants
Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
Weeding
Harvest crops
Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Budding trees
Cut horticultural crops

Type of crops

Apples
Artisanal crops
Asparagus
Bell peppers
Blueberries
Cucumbers
Field berries
Garlic
Melons
Onions
Orchard fruit
Raspberries
Strawberries
Sweet corn
Tomatoes
Zucchinis
Berries
Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

Farm truck
Fruit harvester
Tractor
Vegetable harvester
Planting equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Fast-paced environment
Repetitive tasks
Work under pressure
Handling heavy loads
Tight deadlines
Physically demanding
Manual dexterity
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

Efficient interpersonal skills
Flexibility
Judgement
Organized
Team player

Screening questions

Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Early morning
Evening
Flexible hours
Morning
On call

Employment terms options

Day
Weekend
Overtime required

Job Details

Work arrangement: Not specified
Work hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
Salary range: $17.95 hourly
Postal code: L0B1J0

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