Vegetable Farm Worker - Surrey, Canada - Seed of Life Farm

Seed of Life Farm
Seed of Life Farm
Verified Company
Surrey, Canada

2 weeks ago

Sophia Lee

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Work Term:
Seasonal


  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment:


  • Floriculture production
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Organic farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

Work setting:


  • Urban area

Tasks:


  • Clean the crops
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • 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.
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • 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
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Soil fertility programs
  • Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reducedtill or notill, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops

Type of crops:


  • Apples
  • Artisanal crops
  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Field berries
  • Garlic
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Strawberries
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Berries
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables
  • Microgreens

Equipment and machinery experience:


  • Hand tools

Automated systems experience:


  • Automated irrigation system

Area of specialization:


  • Permaculture
  • Nursery or greenhouse

Security and safety:


  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities:


  • Ability to work independently
  • Fastpaced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Handeye coordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

Weight handling:


  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability:


  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Quick learner

Screening questions:


  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Financial benefits:


  • As per collective agreement

Support for newcomers and refugees:


  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths:


  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers onthejob training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people:


  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenousowned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities:


  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and crosscultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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