Vegetable Farm Worker

Employer: S&i Agricultural Commodities Limited

Location: Simcoe, Ontario

Salary: $17.60 hourly

Languages: English Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: No experience (will train) Tasks: Apply the technique of hoeing between the row. Clean the crops. Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas. Clear fields of wood and stones. Cultivate on vertical farming system. Cut agricultural crops. Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots. Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.. Level earth to fine grade specifications. Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Shear and shape trees and plants with knife. Sort fruits and vegetables. Weeding. Write daily basic progress reports. Clean work area. Harvest crops. Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Clean stables, barns, barnyar