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labourer, fruit farming

Killam Orchards logo
  • Full Time
  • Seasonal

labourer, fruit farming

  • Killam Orchards
  • Posted 1 week ago
  • NOC: 85101
  • Location: Waterville, NS, B0P1V0
  • Salary: $17.25 to $17.50 hourly (to be negotiated)

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jun 24, 2026
  • Application Due: Jul 8, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Language: english
  • Views: 5

Company Overview

  • Employer: Killam Orchards
  • Location: Waterville, NS, CA

Job Description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 48 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

    • Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

    • Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights

    • Work setting

  • Rural area

    • Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

    • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Pesticide Applicator's Licence

    • Type of crops

  • Apples

    • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Loader
  • Tractor
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Hand tools

    • 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
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

    • Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

    • Personal suitability

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

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

    • Experience

  • Experience an asset

    • Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 40 to 48 hours per week
  • Salary range: $17.25 to $17.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Postal code: B0P1V0

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