Snowland Vegetable Farms
Halbstadt, MB
Job Details:
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train Work site environment
- Corn farming
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- In/on water
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty Work setting
- Staff accommodation available Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clean the crops
- 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
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Cut horticultural crops Type of crops
- Bell peppers
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Melons
- Onions
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
- Zucchinis
- Potatoes
- Vegetables Equipment and machinery experience
- Carrot seeder
- Farm truck
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tillage equipment
- Hand tools Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system Area of specialization
- Nursery or greenhouse Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs) Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Team player Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location? Employment terms options
- Early morning Government programs
- Recognized employer Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning
- On call Employment terms options
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend