Alternative Med Farm Health Services is hiring
Farm Worker - Harvesting with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Other miscellaneous crop farming

Responsibilities

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• 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
• 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
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
• Monitoring animal health
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market