general labourer - farm
Northern Cherries Inc.
Date: 4 days ago
City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Salary:
CA$17.85
per hour
Contract type: Full time

- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Asset languages
- Spanish; Castilian
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dirty
- Tree and orchard fruit
- Farm
Work setting
- Fruit and vegetable processing plant
Tasks
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
- Mixing fertilizer
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Cut horticultural crops
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
- 1 to less than 7 months
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
- Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 80 to 95 hours bi-weekly
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