Vegetable Farm Worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Potato and vegetable

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Grading
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Vegetable culling
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Sort and pack fruits and vegetables

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Pesticide Applicator's Licence
• Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Potatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Tractor
• Forklift

Automated systems experience

• Automated irrigation system

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• On-site housing options