Rana Farms Ltd., located in Richmond, BC, V6W 1C9. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of harvesting labourer. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be required to commence work at the earliest opportunity. It will be Permanent employment or a full-time job. The candidate must be available to work early morning, morning, day, evening, and weekend shifts, as well as on a shift basis and overtime.
Employer Name: Rana Farms Ltd.
Position: Harvesting labourer
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $19.00 hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Richmond, BC V6W 1C9
Also hiring: Nurse aide
Job Description
- The candidate must clean the crops.
- The candidate must mix the fertilizer.
- The candidate must pick row and orchard crops.
- The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
- The candidate must clean the work area.
- The candidate will be responsible for fertilizing and spraying crops.
- The candidate must harvest crops.
- The candidate must load, unload, and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce, livestock, and poultry.
- The candidate must detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry.
Job Requirements
- The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
- There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
- A candidate with experience is an asset.
- The candidate must be able to handle a weight of up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- The candidate must be well-organized.
- The candidate should be reliable.
- The candidate should be a good team player.
- The candidate should give importance to values and ethics.
Work site environment
- The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
- The candidate must be able to work in wet/damp, dusty, and hot conditions.
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- The crops are blueberries.
Equipment and machinery experience
- The candidate must have experience using a fertilizer applicator and a sprayer or duster.
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
- The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
- The candidate should have an eye for detail.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
- The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
- The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
Benefits
- The candidate should receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.
- The candidate should receive learning/training paid by the employer, which includes paid training programs, such as apprenticeships, private training programs, or even workforce development opportunities, that can help students achieve their goals without giving up their paycheck.
- The candidate should receive on-site amenities, workplace amenities, and facilities for employees’ health, safety, welfare, and personal hygiene needs.
- The candidate should receive on-site housing options, referring to the housing options provided by educational institutions.
- The candidate should receive an available parking facility where you provide parking to your employee at a cost that is less than the fair market value of the parking space.
How to Apply
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