Farm Worker

### Overview

#### Languages

English

#### Education

No degree, certificate or diploma needed

#### Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

#### On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

#### Work site environment

Dry pea and bean farming

Organic farming

Other miscellaneous animal farming

Other miscellaneous crop farming

Outdoors

Dusty

Hot

Wet/damp

### Responsibilities

#### Tasks

Greenhouse cleaning

Handling animals

Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment

Mixing fertilizer

Monitoring animal health

Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops

Track and report on current feed inventory

Weeding

Fertilize and spray crops

Feed and tend animals

Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens

Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Write daily basic progress reports

Clean the crops

Interact with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system

Tie and secure plants

Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts

Cut horticultural crops

Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops

Harvest seedlings

Repair and maintain equipment

### Experience and specialization

#### Apiary and honey harvesting experience

Apiary management

#### Type of crops

Bell peppers

Cucumbers

Soybeans

Tomatoes

#### Equipment and machinery experience

Automated irrigation system

Feeding and watering system

#### Automated systems experience

Automated environmental control equipment

Manure handling and storage

### Additional information

#### Work conditions and physical capabilities

Fast-paced environment

Tight deadlines

Physically demanding

Attention to detail

Standing for extended periods

Walking

Bending, crouching, kneeling

#### Personal suitability

Team player

Flexibility

Reliability

Hardworking