Vegetable Farm Worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cleaning crop
• Clipping
• Deleafing
• Grading
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Lowering
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Shoot positioning
• Vegetable culling
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Clean work area

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Bell peppers
• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required
• Large workload

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability