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labourer, fruit farming

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Employer details Riverbend Farms Inc.

Job details

  • LocationVarious locations15384 Niagara Parkway, R.R. # 1
    Niagara-on-the-Lake
    , , ON
    L0S 1J0
    Virgil, , ON
    L0S 1T0
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary17.20 hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
  • Day, Weekend, 08:00 to 18:00
  • Start date: 2024-10-16 End date: 2024-11-01
  • vacancies 3 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3120772

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

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

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • Viticulture
  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Cut agricultural crops
  • 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.
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Apples
  • Cherries
  • Garlic
  • Grapes
  • Orchard fruit
  • Potatoes
  • Vineyard

Specialization or experience

  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-15

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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Riverbend Farms Inc.

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • 1 job posting advertised
  • Medium-sized business (between 5 and 100 employees)
  • 1 business location
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labourer, fruit farming NOC 85101 Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region
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