general labourer – farm – Duagh
Job Description
Posted on November 27, 2024 by Employer details Norbest Farms
Job details
- Location Duagh, AB
- Workplace information On site
- Salary 16.52 hourly / 40 to 70 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employment Full time
- Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: 2025-03-03
- Benefits: Health benefits
- vacancies7 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- 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.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Potatoes
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Planting equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By email
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- References attesting experience
- Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?