harvesting labourer

2025-01-29 | Orville Wells Farm | Ridgedale | SK | Canada

Perks & Benefits:

Location:
Ridgedale, SK
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset

  • Work site environment

  • Dry pea and bean farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Organic farming
  • Other poultry farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

  • Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Room and board provided
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Willing to relocate

  • Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Clean the crops
  • Cut agricultural crops
  • 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.
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Weeding
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Clean work area
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

  • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Transportation provided by employer
  • Parking available

  • Support for persons with disabilities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate 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 youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

  • Support for Veterans

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
  • Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

  • Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • 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
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • 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.)
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, 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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