Farm hand

Work site environment

• Livestock combination farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Horticultural field crop
• Potato and vegetable
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Greenhouse

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Handling animals
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear the sheep
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Greenhouse vegetables
• Sweet corn

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available