harvesting labourer

2025-02-06 | TAX FARMS | Bowmanville | ON | Canada

Perks & Benefits:

Location:
Bowmanville, ON
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 32 to 60 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset

  • Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Dangerous
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

  • Work setting

  • Rural area

  • Tasks

  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Seed cutting
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

  • Type of crops

  • Sweet corn
  • Potatoes

  • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Forklift
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester
  • Lift truck
  • Planting equipment
  • Hand tools

  • Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

  • 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
  • Sound discrimination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

  • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

  • Personal suitability

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

  • Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

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