Aspiring Farmer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in harvesting produce, transplanting seedlings, greenhouse work (e.g. seeding,potting up seedlings, filling trays with potting mix) and weeding crops
• Prune and train greenhouse crops
• Setup irrigation equipment

Secondary Duties & Responsibilities (as needed):

• Assist in washing, sorting, grading, packaging and labeling produce;
• Collect eggs from hens

Work Conditions and Requirements

• Work accurately and efficiently while focusing on quality and attention-to-detail
• Work in a fast-paced environment as a team as well as independently
• Ability to work efficiently doing outdoor physical labor on repetitive tasks in hot, dusty, damp, wet conditions; lift and carry up to 50lbs.
• Combination of standing/walking and sitting, bending, crouching, kneeling for extended periods

Benefits

• Free produce for your own use
• Opportunities to learn small-scale organic vegetable production on a mechanized, modern, diversified, profitable market farm
• Opportunities for increased responsibility and employment in subsequent seasons

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 7 months

Salary: From $16.75 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• What excites you the most about this position?
• Is there anything that would interrupt your availability from Monday to Friday on a weekly basis?

If yes, please give details of your availability.

• Are you available from April through to November?  

If no, what dates are you available?

• Are you either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?

Language:

• English (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Port Perry, ON (required)

Work Location: In person