Farm Worker, Fruit

Employer: Leisure Farms Inc

Location: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Salary: $17.95 hourly

Languages: English or French Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: 1 to less than 7 months Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Other miscellaneous crop farming. Outdoors. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. All weather conditions Tasks: Apply fertilizers. Clean the crops. 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.. Hand harvesting vegetables. Pack fruits and vegetables. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Shear and shape trees and plants with knife. Sort fruits and vegetables. Weeding. Clean work area. Harvest crops. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry. Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market. Work with minimal supervision Type of crops: Asparagus. Bell peppers. Carrots.