General labourer – farm

Schuyler Farms Ltd. is located at Simcoe, ON. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of General labourer – farm. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Seasonal employment or Full time job. The assigned Day, Weekend, 07:00 to 17:00 may include shift timings.

Employer Name: Schuyler Farms Ltd.
Position: General labourer – farm
No. of vacancies: 100
Salary: $17.20 hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Simcoe, ON

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Hiring: General labourer – farm

Job Description

The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
The candidate will be responsible for clearing fields of wood and stone.
The candidate will be responsible for grading vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume in order to fetch high price in market.
The candidate will be responsible for guiding growing shoots into optimal development positions.
The candidate must monitor animal health.
The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
The candidate must manually remove all suckers and water sprouts.
The candidate will be responsible for training trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
The candidate will be responsible for weeding.
The candidate will be responsible for fertilizing and spraying crops.
The candidate must harvest crops.
The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
The candidate will be responsible for cutting horticultural crops.
The candidate must follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology, and cover crops.

Job Requirements

The candidate should be fluent in English language.
There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a related industry.

Work site environment

Farm operations include fruit and vegetable combination farming and sheep farming.
The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp and dusty conditions.
The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.

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.

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

Crops include apples, asparagus, and cherries.

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

The candidate must have their own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
The candidate should have an eye for details.
The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, apply through the given options.

By mail

383 Conc. 14 Townsend
Simcoe, ON
N3Y 4K3