General farm worker 15 vacancies Permanent employment Full time

Work site environment

• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Rural area
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clipping
• Deleafing
• Grading
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvesting seedlings
• Lowering
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shoot positioning
• Suckering
• Tying
• Vegetable culling
• Vertical farming system
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Clean work area

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Pesticide Applicator’s Licence

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Vegetables
• Hydroponic horticultural products

Type of crops

• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes
• Greenhouse vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Lift truck
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor

Automated systems experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Automated environmental control equipment

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Reliability
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  How to apply

  By email

  hardeep.singh@singhgreenhouses.com

  By mail

  629 Safari Road
  Millgrove, ON
  L8B 1S3

  In person

  629 Safari Road
  Millgrove, ON
  L8B 1S3 Between 09:00 AM and 05:00 AM

  How-to-apply instructions

  Here is what you must include in your application:

  • Cover letter
  • Letter of recommendation