orchard worker

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Hot
• All weather conditions

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Cut agricultural crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Budding trees
• Soil fertility programs

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Blueberries
• Field berries
• Garlic
• Orchard fruit
• Raspberries
• Berries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Loader
• Tractor
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Permaculture

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available