Jeffries Bros. Vegetable Growers
Portage la Prairie, MB
Closed
This position has been closed and is no longer accepting applicants.
Job Details:
$16.12 / hour
Temporary
Entry Level
Overview
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: No experience (will train) Asset languages
- Thai
- Spanish; Castilian
- Filipino; Pilipino Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions Work setting
- Rural area Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clean the crops
- Cut agricultural 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- 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
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market Type of crops
- Asparagus
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflowers
- Strawberries
- Vegetables Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs) Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting? Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
