farm worker, fruit
Perks & Benefits:
Location:
Centreville, NS
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- 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
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops
- Apples
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- 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
- 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
- Flexibility
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?