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Fruit Farm Worker

M&S Wild Blueberry Farms Ltd.

Job Language: English
Wages: $15.30 hourly
Number of Vacancies: 7
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: Experience an asset
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 to 72 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset
  • Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • All weather conditions
  • Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
  • Type of crops

  • Blueberries
  • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fruit harvester
  • Tractor
  • Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver’s licence
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Own tools/equipment

  • Gloves
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?