Farm Worker, Vegetables

Original job posting

Harvest, clean, grade, sort, and pack tomatoes and other produce, including separating marketable produce and preparing crops for sale. Maintain plants and work areas, inspect crops and produce for health and quality, and move crates and farm supplies.

Job details

Overview Languages English Education No degree, certificate or diploma Experience No experience (will train) On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work site environment Fruit and vegetable combination farming Hot Cold/refrigerated Dirty Responsibilities Tasks Clean the crops Cut agricultural crops Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market. Greenhouse cleaning Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions Hand harvesting vegetables Pack fruits and vegetables Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts Sort fruits and vegetables Tie and secure plants Weeding Clean work area Harvest crops Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market Experience and specialization Type of crops Tomatoes Equipment and machinery experience 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 Large workload Walking Weight handling Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs) Benefits Other benefits Free parking available

What you’ll do

Harvest, clean, grade, sort, and pack tomatoes and other produce, including separating marketable produce and preparing crops for sale. Maintain plants and work areas, inspect crops and produce for health and quality, and move crates and farm supplies.

Requirements

No degree, certificate, or diploma is required, and no prior experience is needed because training will be provided. The role requires physical work in hot, cold, refrigerated, and dirty conditions, with the ability to handle repetitive tasks, heavy loads up to 13.5 kg, and extended periods of standing and walking.

Benefits

• Free Parking

Listed skills

• Quality Inspection · Preferred
• Manual dexterity · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Crop Cleaning
• Harvesting
• Hand Harvesting
• Produce Grading
• Produce Sorting
• Produce Packing
• Greenhouse Cleaning
• Weeding
• Plant Tying
• Crop Health Inspection
• Quality Inspection
• Hand Tool Use
• Manual Dexterity
• Attention to Detail
• Physical Stamina
• Load Handling

Job areas

• Agriculture