Vegetable Farm Worker

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 125898564
  • Open Date: November 24, 2024
  • Close Date: February 5, 2025
  • Organization: Glenmore Garden Market
  • Sector: Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
  • Business Location:621 glenmore road north, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 2C7
  • Total Views: 200
  • Duration: 0 calendar days (0 business days)
  • Last Updated: 3 hours ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/british-columbia/kelowna/125898564/vegetable-farm-worker/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not mandatory
  • Job Vacancies: 3
  • Compensation: $17.40 per hour / 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-04-01
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: High school graduation certificate

Job Description

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Weeding
  • Clean work area
  • Harvest crops

Experience and specialization

Type of product

  • Perennials

Type of crops

  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cherries
  • Cucumbers
  • Garlic
  • Grapes
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Orchard fruit
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Berries
  • Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Tractor
  • Hand tools

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Gasoline paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities
  • Transportation provided by employer