• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 60 to 140 hours bi-weekly
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Will train
• or equivalent experience

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Chain saw
• Christmas tree cutting machine or equipment
• Forklift
• Garden tractors
• Irrigation pumps and equipment
• Mechanical cultivator
• Mechanical seeder
• Mechanical sprayer
• Light trucks
• Tractor
• Tillage equipment
• Sprayer or duster
• Seed drill
• Planting equipment
• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Feeding and watering system

SPECIALIZATION OR EXPERIENCE

• Green economy sector

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Work under pressure
• Walking
• Tight deadlines

SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)

• Budding trees
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for germination
• Cut horticultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Operate climate controls
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Shear Christmas trees
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Mix and prepare soils
• Plant bulbs and seeds
• Pot and re-pot plants
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
• Apply fertilizers
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Assist in grafting activities
• Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Clean work area
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Soil fertility programs
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.