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fruit farm worker

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Employer details Ellerslie Orchards Ltd.

Job details

  • LocationEllerslie, PE
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary16.65 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Shift
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Other benefits
  • vacancies 3 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3093352

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Clean the crops
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Apples

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Judgement
  • Organized

Benefits

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

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

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-20

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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fruit farm worker NOC 85101 Prince Edward Island
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