Market garden worker

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation is located at Wiarton, ON. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Market garden worker. 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 Casual employment or Part time job. The candidate must be available to work during flexible hours, and shift schedules have yet to be determined.

Employer Name: Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
Position: Market garden worker
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.35 to $25.30 hourly (To be negotiated) / 27 hours per week
Employment type: Casual employment, Part time
Location: Wiarton, ON

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Hiring: Market garden worker

Job Description

• The candidate must dose water saturation, light, and temperature as directed for crop growth and development.
• The candidate must write daily basic progress reports.
• The candidate must clean the work area.
• The candidate must plant seedlings.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must be able to handle weight up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.

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, hot, and dirty conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in all weather conditions.
• Work site environment focusing on assignments within First nations settlements, emphasizing the need for cultural awareness and community engagement.

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.

• The candidate must work in an Aboriginal band council setting.

Additional information

Security and safety

• The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.
• The candidate must have their own transportation.
• There is no access to public transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
• 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 must be able to recognise similarities and differences between sounds.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

How to Apply

To apply, please use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested.

By email

employment@nawash.ca

By mail

135 Lakeshore Blvd
Neyaashiinigmiing, ON
N0H 2T0

In person

135 Lakeshore Blvd
Neyaashiinigmiing, ON
N0H 2T0
Between 08:00 a.m. and 04:30 p.m.

By fax

519-534-2130

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

• Cover letter