General Farm Worker - Lindell Beach, Canada - Henderson Farm Ltd.

Sophia Lee

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Description

Work Term:
Permanent


  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Will train

Work site environment:


  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Goat farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)

Work setting:


  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks:


  • Brush collecting
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Stone and/or wood picking
  • Vegetable culling
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Write daily basic progress reports
  • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
  • Work with a guard dog

Type of crops:


  • Blueberries
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Melons
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience:


  • Loader
  • Planting equipment
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor

Automated systems experience:


  • Automated irrigation system
  • Feeding and watering system

Animal specialization:


  • Alpacas
  • Llamas

Security and safety:


  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information:


  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:


  • Fastpaced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Handeye coordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability:


  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player

Health benefits:


  • Vision care benefits

Other benefits:


  • Free parking available
  • Onsite housing options

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