Fruit Farm Labourer

Employer: Thompson's Orchards Ltd

Location: Blenheim, Ontario

Salary: $17.60 hourly

Languages: English Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: No experience (will train) Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Tree and orchard fruit Work setting: Rural area. Various locations Tasks: Apply the technique of hoeing between the row. Clear fields of wood and stones. Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.. Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions. Hand harvesting vegetables. Pack fruits and vegetables. Pick row and orchard crops. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Sort fruits and vegetables. Tie and secure plants. Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality. Weeding. Harvest crops. Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry. Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market Type of crops: Apples. Cherries. Orchard fruit. Vegetables Work conditions and physical