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general farm worker Verified

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Employer details FABER ACRES LTD.

Job details

  • LocationVernon, BC
  • Salary16.75 to 17.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, Flexible Hours, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Verified
  • Source Job Bank #2843206

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Wet/damp
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Budding trees
  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Cut horticultural crops
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Cherries

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Feeding and watering system
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Fruit harvester
  • Loader
  • Planting equipment
  • Tillage equipment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Valid driver's licence

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement

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This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

  • Indigenous people
  • Newcomers to Canada
  • Mature workers
  • Veterans
  • Visible minorities
  • Youth

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-05-13

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