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General Farm Worker - Harvesting
About the job General Farm Worker - Harvesting
We are currently seeking applicants for a General Farm Worker - Harvesting position to assist our client. We welcome you to submit your application, if you are interested.
Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 35 hours per week
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: Experience an asset
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Wheat farming
- Room and board provided
- Remote location
- Cleaning crop
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvesting seedlings
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Soil fertility programs
- Vegetable culling
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Sort and pack fruits and vegetables
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- Farm truck
- Fruit harvester
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Combine harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Haying equipment
- Lift truck
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools
- Automated irrigation system
- Manure handling and storage
- Own transportation
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Large workload
- Sound discrimination
- Overtime required
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner