General Labourer - Farm

Employer: Stirling Fruit Farms (2000) Ltd

Location: Greenwich, Nova Scotia

Salary: $17.00 hourly

Languages: English or French Education: No degree, certificate or diploma Experience: Experience an asset Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty Work setting: Rural area Tasks: Apply fertilizers. Clean the crops. Clear fields of wood and stones. 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. Mixing fertilizer. Pack fruits and vegetables. Pick row and orchard crops. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts. Sort fruits and vegetables. Tie and secure plants. Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality. Weeding. Clean work area. Fertilize and spray crops. Harvest crops. Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm