vegetable farm worker - Redcliff, Canada - BRB Farms Ltd.

Description

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Cut horticultural crops
• Deleafing
• 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
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Report signs of insect or disease damage

Type of crops

• Bell peppers
• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 52 hours per week