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General Farm Worker - Harvesting
Posted on November 19, 2024
by futurelife
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Job Sector:
Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 202
Duration: 2 calendar days (3 business days)
Last Updated: 2 days ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/british-columbia/surrey/858380329/general-farm-worker-harvesting/
Job Description
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- 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
- Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Mixing fertilizer
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Vegetables
Additional information
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Values and ethics