PUNJAB GROWERS is situated in Berwick, NS and is hiring a General farm worker – harvesting to join the team. We are looking for a candidate with strong interpersonal skills to start as soon as possible. Terms of employment: Permanent employment or Full time. Shift timings include: Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend.
Employer Name: PUNJAB GROWERS
Position: General farm worker – harvesting
No. of vacancies: 2 vacancies
Salary: $16.75 hourly / 35 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment – Full time
Shift: Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
Position: General farm worker – harvesting
No. of vacancies: 2 vacancies
Salary: $16.75 hourly / 35 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment – Full time
Shift: Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
NOC code: 85101
Location: 4122 Highway #1, Berwick, NS, B0P 1E0
Location: 4122 Highway #1, Berwick, NS, B0P 1E0
Also hiring: Production worker – food and beverage processing
Job Description
- The candidate must apply fertilizers.
- The candidate must divide fresh harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
- The candidate must grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to size, shape, colour, and volume to fetch a high price in the market.
- The candidate will be responsible for harvesting vegetables by hand.
- The candidate must mix fertilizers.
- The candidate must pack fruits and vegetables.
- The candidate must pick row and orchard crops.
- The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
- The candidate must perform seed cutting.
- The candidate must sort fruits and vegetables.
- The candidate must train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- The candidate must perform weeding.
- The candidate must fertilize and spray crops.
- The candidate must harvest crops.
- The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- The candidate must examine product for quality and market readiness.
Job Requirements
- The candidate must be fluent in English.
- There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
- The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
- The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
- The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
- The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
Work Setting
- The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
Additional Information
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
- The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
- The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
- The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
Benefits
- The candidate should receive other benefits, such as any accrued compensation or advantage of the executive other than accrued compensation payable on or after termination of employment under a plan, policy, or company program.
How to apply
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