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farm worker, vegetables

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Employer details Edgar Farms

Job details

  • LocationInnisfail, AB
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary17.44 hourly / 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date: 2025-05-01
  • Benefits: Financial benefits
  • vacancies 8 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3166770

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

On site

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

Work site environment

  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Vegetable harvester

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

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

2024-12-12

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