Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
Fruit and vegetable combination farming
Work setting
Remote location
Tasks
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- 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.
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Tie and secure plants
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops
Microgreens
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
Weight handling
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
- Gloves
- Steel-toed safety boots
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 30 hours per week