general labourer - farm

2025-02-13 | Blueberry Farm | Deroche | BC | Canada

Perks & Benefits:

Location:
Deroche, BC
Privileges:
  • Housing allowance
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

  • Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

  • Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

  • Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Clean work area
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed

  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

  • Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

  • Personal suitability

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

  • Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

  • Experience

  • Will train

  • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site housing options
  • Transportation provided by employer

  • Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

  • Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

  • Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

  • Support for mature workers

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
  • Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)

  • Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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