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General Labourer - Farm

Employer

Johnson Fresh Farms

Date Posted

November 27, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Barnwell, AB
  • Earnings $17.44 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per month
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 72  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 11, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Johnson Fresh Farms

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Corn farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty
  • Potato and vegetable

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the crops
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Cut agricultural crops
  • Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
  • 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
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Seed cutting
  • Weeding
  • Clean work area
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

  • Cauliflowers
  • Sweet corn
  • Zucchinis
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Overtime required
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

Experience an asset

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Parking available

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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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