Good Time Greens
Berwick, NS
Job Details:
Benefits:
- Job Duration: Saisonnier
- Language of Work: English ou Français
- Hours of Work: 30 hours bi-weekly
- Education:
- Experience: Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience Work site environment
- Organic farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Potato and vegetable
- All weather conditions Work setting
- Rural area Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops Type of crops
- Artisanal crops Equipment and machinery experience
- Tillage equipment
- Hand tools Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- 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
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning Experience
- Experience an asset Employment terms options
- Day Financial benefits
- Bonus Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week Support for persons with disabilities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job 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
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of 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 cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities