Job Details General farm workers plant, cultivate and harvest crops, raise livestock and poultry and maintain and repair farm equipment and buildings. This unit group includes operators of farm machinery. They are employed on crop, livestock, fruit, vegetable and specialty farms.

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray, irrigate and harvest crops
Feed and tend livestock and poultry
Milk cows
Perform or assist in performing breeding activities of farm animals
Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Follow food safety and security and animal bio-security procedures
Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Maintain or assist in the maintenance of facilities and farm infrastructure including cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
General farm workers can become specialized in a particular type of crop or livestock production through experience.

Job Description Job requirements
Languages
English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience
No experience

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Sitting, Standing for extended periods, Walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Site Environment
Outdoors, Wet/damp, Noisy, Odours, Dusty, Cold/refrigerated

Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
Weeding, Clipping, Fruit trees training, Tying

Specific Skills
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops, Harvest crops, Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Type of Crops
Blueberries

How to apply
By email
jasbirsingh@wlconsultants.ca