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market garden worker at Westcott Farms in Pontypool, ON

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  • Full Time
  • Seasonal

market garden worker

  • Westcott Farms
  • Posted 5 days ago
  • NOC: 85101
  • Location: Pontypool, ON, L0A1K0
  • Salary: $17.95 hourly

Job Overview

  • Published On: Oct 15, 2026
  • Application Due: Oct 29, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Language: english
  • Views: 2

Company Overview

  • Employer: Westcott Farms
  • Location: Pontypool, ON, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: No experience (will train)

    • Work site environment

  • Corn farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

    • Work setting

  • Rural area

    • 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
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
  • 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
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • 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
  • 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
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

    • Type of product

  • Perennials

    • Type of crops

  • Artisanal crops
  • Asparagus
  • Bell peppers
  • Blueberries
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cucumbers
  • Field berries
  • Garlic
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Berries
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables

    • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fruit harvester
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Haying equipment
  • Planting equipment
  • Tillage equipment
  • Hand tools

    • Automated systems experience

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Automated environmental control equipment

    • Area of specialization

  • Nursery or greenhouse

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is not available

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • 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
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

    • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

    • Own tools/equipment

  • Gloves
  • Steel-toed safety boots

    • Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Quick learner

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

    • Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning

    • Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Salary range: $17.95 hourly
  • Postal code: L0A1K0

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