Farm Worker, Fruit

den Haan Greenhouses

  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Will train
  • Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Greenhouse
  • Tasks

  • Cleaning crop
  • Clipping
  • Deleafing
  • Grading
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Lowering
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Shoot positioning
  • Suckering
  • Tying
  • Vegetable culling
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
  • Grade products
  • Type of crops

  • Cucumbers
  • Grapes
  • Tomatoes
  • Vineyard
  • Greenhouse vegetables
  • Area of specialization

  • Nursery or greenhouse
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 65 hours per week

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: Will train

Number of Vacancies: 10
Wages: $14.50 hourly