General Farm Worker Job

Alden Vineyard Services is looking for 2 General Farm Worker 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
By email
[email protected]