Job Title: farm worker, general
Location: Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Shift: Morning, Night, Overnight
Wage: $20.00 per hour

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and
• volume to fetch high price in market.
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Marking livestock as proof of ownership
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Select livestock for sale
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Sitting
• Walking
• Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

• Other benefits

Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  Support for youths
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youths
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youths

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
  Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
• Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.