general farm worker – harvesting

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Tree and orchard fruit

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• 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
• Perform general farm duties
• Budding trees
• Cut horticultural crops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Greenhouse vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Fertilizer applicator
• Sprayer or duster
• Welding
• Hand tools
• Vegetable or fruit harvester

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Piece work

Other benefits

• Parking available