Vacancy: 4
Location: 17771 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC V6V 1A9
Wages: $18.25 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
Work Hours: 30 to 40 per week
Language: English
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: No experience (will train)
Work site environment:
Fruit and vegetable combination farming
Outdoors
Work setting:
Staff accommodation provided
Responsibilities:
Apply fertilizers
Clean the crops
Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
Cut agricultural crops
Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
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
Harvest seedlings
Mixing fertilizer
Pack fruits and vegetables
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
Sort fruits and vegetables
Weeding
Clean work area
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
Equipment and machinery experience:
Farm truck
Tractor
Vegetable harvester
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Repetitive tasks
Handling heavy loads
Physically demanding
Standing for extended periods
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability:
Flexibility
Organized
Team player
Email: fruitpatch@hotmail.com