Hy Hope Farm
Pickering, ON
Job Details:
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Cut agricultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market Type of crops
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Field berries
- Garlic
- Onions
- Orchard fruit
- Raspberries
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Vegetables
- Vineyard Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Fruit harvester
- Loader
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Hand tools Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs) Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting? Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Shift Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend