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General Labourer - Farm

Employer

Norbest Farms

Date Posted

November 27, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Duagh, AB
  • Earnings $16.52 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 7  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 11, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Norbest Farms

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • 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.
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Seed cutting
  • Weeding
  • Clean work area
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Type of crops

Potatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Forklift
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester
  • Planting equipment
  • Skidsteer
  • Hand tools

Automated systems experience

Automated irrigation system

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

Team player

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?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

Experience an asset

Health benefits

Health care plan


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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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