Farm worker $18.00 to $20.00 hourly for 30 to 72 hours per week

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Rural area
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cleaning crop
• Fruit trees training
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvesting seedlings
• Hoeing crops
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Vegetable culling
• 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 produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Asparagus
• Bell peppers
• Carrots
• Cucumbers
• Field berries
• Garlic
• Melons
• Strawberries
• Sweet corn
• Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Carrot seeder
• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Planting equipment
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage equipment
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester

Automated systems experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Feeding and watering system

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

• How to apply

  By email

  littlemountaingreenhouses@shaw.ca

  By fax

  604-792-7766

  By mail

  47558 YALE ROAD
  CHILLIWACK, BC
  V2P 7N1

  In person

  2540 CARIBOO HWY 97
  CACHE CREEK, BC
  V0K 1H0 Between 09:00 AM and 04:00 AM

  How-to-apply instructions