orchard worker
$17.95 per hourFull-time, Temporary
John Alderson
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
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
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Cut agricultural crops
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Harvesting honey
Type of crops
- Apples
- Bell peppers
- Blueberries
- Garlic
- Raspberries
- Tomatoes
- Vegetables
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
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
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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