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Vegetable Farm Worker

Employer

Sparrow's Nest Organics

Date Posted

February 02, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Opal, AB
  • Earnings $15.65 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 to 55 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Feb 16, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Sparrow's Nest Organics

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Organic farming
  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the crops
  • Cut agricultural 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.
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Weeding
  • Clean work area
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

  • Artisanal crops
  • Bell peppers
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflowers
  • Cucumbers
  • Field berries
  • Garlic
  • Melons
  • Onions
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables
  • Microgreens

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Planting equipment
  • Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

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  • Morning

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  • Weekend

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Vegetable Farm Worker 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

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