Dorenberg Orchards Ltd.
farm worker, fruit
Full Job Description
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- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 54 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
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- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Viticulture
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
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- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
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- Deleafing
- Fruit trees training
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Shoot positioning
- Suckering
- Tying
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
Type of product
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- Perennials
Equipment and machinery experience
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- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Fruit harvester
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
Transportation/travel information
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- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
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- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
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- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
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- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
- Parking available
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