CK Jespersen Farms Inc. is hiring
Labourer, Field And Vegetable Crops with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• Experience an asset

On site

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

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Hay farming
• Oilseed (except soybean) farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• 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
• 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
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• 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
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

• Melons
• Onions
• Strawberries
• Sweet corn
• Potatoes
• Vegetables
• Grains
• Canola

Equipment and machinery experience

• Onion transplanter
• Turf grass harvester
• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Tractor
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Security and safety

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• 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
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner

Other benefits

• Free parking available