general farm worker - harvesting

at  EURO FARMS INC

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 45 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Onion seeder
• Farm truck
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Fertilizer applicator
• Planting equipment
• Harvesters

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• Feeding and watering system

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

• 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
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Cut agricultural crops
• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• 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
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Shear Christmas trees
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market