Job Title: farm worker, general
Location: Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Shift: Morning, Night, Overnight
Wage: $20.00 per hour
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Clean the 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.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Select livestock for sale
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Walking
- Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
- Other benefits
Free parking available
Support for persons with disabilities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths - Offers on-the-job training tailored to youths
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youths
Support for Veterans
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans - Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.