Lightfoot Farms
Wolfville, NS
Closed
This position has been closed and is no longer accepting applicants.
Job Details:
$22.50 - $25.00 / hour
Full-time
Experienced
Overview
- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 55 to 70 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience: Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma Asset languages
- Spanish; Castilian Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
- Cut agricultural crops
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Direct farm grooming activities
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Handling animals
- Implement soil fertility programs
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee the process of hoeing crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Soil fertility programs
- Tie and secure plants
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weeding
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties Supervision
- 11-15 people Type of crops
- Grapes Equipment and machinery experience
- Egg gathering system
- Feeding and watering system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service
- Poultry Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)? Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift Experience
- 2 years to less than 3 years Employment terms options
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required Other benefits
- On-site housing options
