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Job Details

General Labourer - Farm

Employer

dunvegan gardens

Date Posted

November 26, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Fairview, AB
  • Earnings $17.44 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 80 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 10, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

dunvegan gardens

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

Fruit and vegetable combination farming

Work setting

Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the crops
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables

Type of crops

  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Berries
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Vegetable harvester
  • Haying equipment
  • Skidsteer
  • Hand tools

Automated systems experience

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Feeding and watering system

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required
  • Sitting
  • Walking

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Quick learner

Experience

Will train


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The General Labourer - Farm is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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