harvesting labourer at TapRoot Farms
Port Williams, NS, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Nov, 25

Salary

16.5

Posted On

08 Aug, 25

Experience

1 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Tractor, Hand Tools

Industry

Other Industry

Description
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

  • Farm truck
  • Forklift
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester
  • Planting equipment
  • Hand tools

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
Responsibilities
  • Apply fertilizers
  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the 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.
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Weeding
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Clean work area
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
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