farm labourer - harvesting

Location

Abbotsford, BC | Canada

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Floriculture production
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Viticulture
• Dusty

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Budding trees
• Christmas tree shearing
• Clipping
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Harvesting seedlings
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Tying
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings
• Spray or dust plants with insecticides and fungicides
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Pot and re-pot plants
• Plant bulbs and seeds
• Mix and prepare soils
• Dig up wrapping rootballs of trees and shrubs
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Assist in grafting activities
• Apply fertilizers

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Job tags

Salary

$16.75 per hour