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harvesting labourer

TapRoot Farms logo
  • Full Time
  • Seasonal

harvesting labourer

  • TapRoot Farms
  • Posted 2 days ago
  • NOC: 85101
  • Location: Port Williams, NS, B0P1T0
  • Salary: $17.00 hourly

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jul 3, 2026
  • Application Due: Jul 24, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Language: english
  • Views: 9

Company Overview

  • Employer: TapRoot Farms
  • Location: Port Williams, NS, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

    • Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Organic farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Wet/damp
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

    • Work setting

  • Rural area

    • Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
  • Clean the 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.
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • 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
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

    • Type of crops

  • Apples
  • Asparagus
  • Bell peppers
  • Blueberries
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cherries
  • Cucumbers
  • Field berries
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Orchard fruit
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchinis
  • Berries
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables
  • Microgreens

    • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Forklift
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable harvester
  • Planting equipment
  • Hand tools

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is not available

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

    • Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

    • Employment terms options

  • Early morning

    • Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

    • Financial benefits

  • Bonus

    • Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Salary range: $17.00 hourly
  • Postal code: B0P1T0

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