Howell Family Pumpkin Farm is hiring
Farm Labourer - Harvesting with LMIA

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Room and board provided
• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Cut agricultural crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Vegetables
• Grains

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner