farm worker, fruit
Perks & Benefits:
Location:
Waterville, NS
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- All weather conditions
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops
- Apples
- Blueberries
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Experience
- Experience an asset
- Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 30 to 60 hours per week