fruit harvester

fruit harvester

Offer parameters
Bill & Paul Rhodes
$17,2 an hour
Chatham, ON, CA

Woke Type

full-time

About

  • Durée de l'emploi : Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail : Anglais
  • Heures de travail : 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Corn farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wheat farming
  • Wet / damp
  • Odours
  • Dusty

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Clean work area
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops

Type of crops

  • Cucumbers
  • Seed corn
  • Soybeans
  • Tomatoes
  • Vegetables
  • Grains

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fruit harvester
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester

Transportation / travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Overtime required

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

  • Gloves
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

  • Experience an asset