Farm worker, fruit

Ellslea Farms Ltd.

Kingsport, NS

Posted yesterday

Job Details:

$17.00 / hour
Temporary
Entry Level

Overview
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: No experience (will train)
  • Work site environment
  • Outdoors
  • Viticulture
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty
  • Work setting
  • Rural area
  • Tasks
  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Cut agricultural crops
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Type of crops
  • Grapes
  • Equipment and machinery experience
  • Hand tools
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Own transportation
  • Public transportation is not available
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking
  • Weight handling
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Personal suitability
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Quick learner
  • Screening questions
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Employment terms options
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Other benefits
  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • Support for mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • 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
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

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