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Full time, seasonal work starting May 1,2015.
Lincoln Gardens, located at Lumsden SK is seeking 8 seasonal labourers to work in the fields. Must have a valid drivers license. Must be reliable and physically fit. 50 to 60 hours per week and must be able to work on weekends.
Duties include: Planting, weeding, harvesting of row crop vegetables. Sort, wash, weigh, and pack vegetables and fruits at the farm. Load and unload trucks, transfer crates, supplies, produce and other products for transport. Clean racks, trays, and production area. Hand move irrigation pipes.
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Lift truck
- Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
- Vegetable and root crop
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Irrigation system
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated