GENERAL LABOURER – FARM

Work site environment

• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Room and board provided
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural crops
• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• 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

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Blueberries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Fertilizer applicator
• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Other benefits
• Transportation provided by employer
• Travel insurance