general labourer - farm

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Experience an asset
• **Work site environment**

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• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Dirty
• **Work setting**

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• Rural area
• **Tasks**

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• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• **Type of crops**

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• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cucumbers
• Zucchinis
• Vegetables
• Microgreens
• **Equipment and machinery experience**

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• Carrot seeder
• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Planting equipment
• Hand tools
• **Security and safety**

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• Criminal record check
• **Transportation/travel information**

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• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available
• **Work conditions and physical capabilities**

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

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• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• **Own tools/equipment**

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• Steel-toed safety boots
• **Personal suitability**

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• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner
• **Screening questions**

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• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?
• **Employment terms options**

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• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• On call
• **Employment terms options**

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• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• **Support for newcomers and refugees**

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• Does not require Canadian work experience
• **Support for youths**

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• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• **Supports for visible minorities**

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• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)