Job Details

•  Location: Kelowna, BC
•  Salary: $15.65 hourly for 40 hours per week
•  Terms of employment: Permanent employment
  Full time
•  Day, Evening, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
•  Start date: Starts as soon as possible
•  vacancies: 6 vacancies

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Worksite environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player

How to apply

Interested persons can send their application to the owner’s email ==>> [email protected]

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