Ridge Farms is hiring
Tomato Grower with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Asset languages

• Spanish

Work site environment

• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Greenhouse cleaning
• Mixing fertilizer
• Perform general farm duties
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work

Supervision

• More than 20 people

Type of crops

• Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system

Area of specialization

• Agricultural crop service

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player