About the role
Why Choose Nortera Nortera is a company that creates the space for a fair, open and quality workplace. You will be given opportunities to grow and develop your experience and craft. When you decide to apply with us you won’t just be joining a workplace you will be joining part of a team you can trust and will become a valuable member of our Nortera Family.
Daily Roles Duties The Field Scout technicians are responsible for monitoring and ensuring healthy crop growth through scouting, distribution, planting assistance and harvest field assistance. Daily duties include:
- Monitor growth and development of sweet corn and green pea fields from planting to harvest
- Record scouting observations in our AgroOne data base and report findings to Ag Manager an Crop Supervisor regularly
- Monitor and report European Corn Borer populations by setting up traps in sweet corn fields
- Management of ECB traps to help determine timely pesticide applications and reporting data to growers
- Operate a handheld GPS device to track planted and harvested acres
- Operate a quad to track planted acres, collect ECB traps and collect pre-test samples
- Records organized data on company Google Drove including Google Sheets and Docs
- Assists in the distribution of seed to growers
- Gathers pre test samples to determine when the crop is ready for harvest and reports findings to management team
- Maintains communication with management team, growers and harvesting crews
Your Profile
- Diploma or an Interest in Agricultural Studies
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Able to stand/walk for long periods of time
- Lift 60lb bags
- Work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Have a valid Class 5 Drivers License and clean drivers abstract
- First Aid, ATV and FL training considered an asset.
- Reliable vehicle and able to commute to the Taber area everyday
About Nortera
Nortera, formerly known as Bonduelle Americas Long Life, is the leader in the processing of frozen and canned vegetables. Our name evokes the North American regions where we grow and harvest our vegetables. Our company contributes to the well-being of society by offering access to the richness of its land and to a diversity of ready-to-use vegetables. Our head office is located in Brossard and we have processing plants throughout different agricultural regions with their bountiful and fertile lands. Nortera is a vibrant employer who cares about the health and dignity of its workers. We generate hundreds of stimulating jobs throughout Canada and the United States and we believe that offering a pleasant and secure work environment greatly contributes to the development of a healthy and sustainable food supply for North Americans.
Join us!
About the role
Why Choose Nortera Nortera is a company that creates the space for a fair, open and quality workplace. You will be given opportunities to grow and develop your experience and craft. When you decide to apply with us you won’t just be joining a workplace you will be joining part of a team you can trust and will become a valuable member of our Nortera Family.
Daily Roles Duties The Field Scout technicians are responsible for monitoring and ensuring healthy crop growth through scouting, distribution, planting assistance and harvest field assistance. Daily duties include:
- Monitor growth and development of sweet corn and green pea fields from planting to harvest
- Record scouting observations in our AgroOne data base and report findings to Ag Manager an Crop Supervisor regularly
- Monitor and report European Corn Borer populations by setting up traps in sweet corn fields
- Management of ECB traps to help determine timely pesticide applications and reporting data to growers
- Operate a handheld GPS device to track planted and harvested acres
- Operate a quad to track planted acres, collect ECB traps and collect pre-test samples
- Records organized data on company Google Drove including Google Sheets and Docs
- Assists in the distribution of seed to growers
- Gathers pre test samples to determine when the crop is ready for harvest and reports findings to management team
- Maintains communication with management team, growers and harvesting crews
Your Profile
- Diploma or an Interest in Agricultural Studies
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Able to stand/walk for long periods of time
- Lift 60lb bags
- Work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Have a valid Class 5 Drivers License and clean drivers abstract
- First Aid, ATV and FL training considered an asset.
- Reliable vehicle and able to commute to the Taber area everyday
About Nortera
Nortera, formerly known as Bonduelle Americas Long Life, is the leader in the processing of frozen and canned vegetables. Our name evokes the North American regions where we grow and harvest our vegetables. Our company contributes to the well-being of society by offering access to the richness of its land and to a diversity of ready-to-use vegetables. Our head office is located in Brossard and we have processing plants throughout different agricultural regions with their bountiful and fertile lands. Nortera is a vibrant employer who cares about the health and dignity of its workers. We generate hundreds of stimulating jobs throughout Canada and the United States and we believe that offering a pleasant and secure work environment greatly contributes to the development of a healthy and sustainable food supply for North Americans.
Join us!