labourer, field and vegetable crops
CK Jespersen Farms Inc.
Job details
- Location:53207 Range Road 273
- Spruce Grove, ABT7X 3N3
- Work location On site
- Salary17.42 to 18.50 hourly (To be negotiated) / 37 to 44 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time
- Shift
- Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 3 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
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Hay farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Other grain farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Wheat farming
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- 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
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvest seedlings
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Melons
- Onions
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Potatoes
- Vegetables
- Grains
- Canola
Equipment and machinery experience
- Onion transplanter
- Turf grass harvester
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Tractor
- Planting equipment
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
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
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
How to apply
Direct Apply
By Direct Apply
Additional ways to apply
hr.jespersenfarms@gmail.com