General Labourer - Agriculture

Staffmax is assisting our Portage la Prairie client with the hire of several seasonal Agricultural Labourers. This full-time (40hrs per week) temporary role is expected to last approximately 6 weeks, with chance of extension.

Your Duties Will Include:

• Collection of specific plants, according to established procedure
• Threshing, bagging, and tagging seed products in a laboratory environment
• Preparing numbered and counted seed samples according to established procedure in a laboratory environment
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Steel-toed boots are required for this role.
• You must be capable of lifting 20-25 lbs unassisted.
• You must be physically capable of bending, kneeling, standing, walking, grasping, pulling, and lifting as necessary for a full shift each day
• You must be available to work full-time hours for the duration of this contract, approximately 6 weeks
• You must be comfortable working outdoors
• You must be comfortable doing precise, methodical work in a controlled environment, according to written procedure, at a fast pace.

If this sounds like a good fit, we'd love to hear from you!

We thank all applicants in advance; only candidates selected for further screening will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 weeks

Salary: $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Agricultural Labour: 1 year (preferred)
• Production: 1 year (preferred)
• General labour: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person