Organic Farm Worker - Chilliwack, Canada - Po Lam Buddhist Association
3 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment:
- Organic farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- All weather conditions
Work setting:
- Staff accommodation provided
- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Cut agricultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and nonmarketable 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
- Harvest seedlings
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Mixing fertilizer
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Type of crops:
- Apples
- Bell peppers
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Cucumbers
- Grapes
- Melons
- Orchard fruit
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Potatoes
- Sugar beets
- Vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Carrot seeder
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Tractor
- Fertilizer applicator
- Planting equipment
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience:
- Automated irrigation system
Security and safety:
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently
- Fastpaced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Handeye coordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Weight handling:
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or oncall work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
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