Job Details

Job Title: Harvest Worker 

Location: Ashburn, Ontario, Canada 

Salary: 16.55 hourly / 30 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full-time

Shift: Day, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning

Start date: Starts as soon as possible

Benefits: Financial benefits

Vacancies: 60 Vacancies

Verified: Yes

Overview

As an experienced harvest worker with a great passion for work, do you wish to join our team? Our family, which is located in Ashburn, Ontario, is in search of reliable and compassionate harvest workers who can join our team on a permanent full-time basis. Furthermore, this position offers a competitive pay rate of $16.55 per hour and also provides the opportunity to work on our farms.

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate, or diploma required

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Tasks

• You will need to pick row and orchard crops
• Also, sort and pack fruits and vegetables
• You will load, unload, and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce, livestock, and poultry

Experience And Specialization

Type of crops

• Mushrooms

Other Details

Transportation/Travel Information 

• You must have your own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Weight Handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Piece work

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, which includes those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Newcomers to Canada

Who can apply for this job?

Only apply to this job if:

• You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent, or a temporary resident of Canada.
• You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, please do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

How To Apply 

Apply online through: hr@windmillfarms.ca

Advertised until

2024-03-16

Harvest Worker Skills

Problem-solving

The profession of a harvest worker is a trial-and-error one, while farming requires strong problem-solving skills. For instance, a farmer usually seeks the best ways to raise the harvest from their crops. But when unexpected weather occurs, it can lead to harvesting delays.

As a farmer, you must know how to react and how to make effective decisions in this type of situation. With strong problem-solving skills, you will be able to ensure a productive season no matter the unpredictable situations that may arise.

Mechanical And Repairing

As a farmer, you will need to maintain a wide variety of farming equipment and tools that will help you perform your duties. This is because the task comes at unpredictable times and it’s important to have general mechanical skills. Having the ability to make regular repairs to things like buildings and equipment prevents farmers from having to rely on a repair professional. With this, they can save money and the time they would’ve spent waiting for a repairman.

Interpersonal

As a farmer, you often lead farmhands through the completion of their duties. When you have effective communication and compassion, will help motivate them. Strong coaching abilities also help them complete their duties. In addition, these skills help farmers to effectively interact with buyers.

For instance, their interpersonal skills allow them to negotiate better rates for their animals. Also, their interpersonal skills help them build a community that may provide them access to things like loaner equipment or supplies as needed.

Time Management 

Based on the season, farmers may have to work from sunrise to sunset. If you take too much time off, you may miss out on a good harvesting opportunity. Therefore, you will need time management skills to operate efficiently and consistently to meet market demand.

Health And Physical Stamina 

As a farmer, you will spend much of your day on the go, standing, lifting, hauling, and pulling a variety of objects and machinery. Therefore, it’s imperative to have good physical stamina to allow you to endure extremely strenuous activities. You may be required to perform these duties during a variety of weather conditions which include intense heat and cold temperatures.

Because of these temperatures, you may find these tasks even harder to execute. Being healthy and having strong physical stamina will help you work easier and complete these tasks efficiently.

Organizational

As a farmer, you need good organizational skills to keep accurate records of various paperwork. Some of this paperwork may include invoices, warranties, labor contracts, and payroll. Organic farmers especially need to keep track of certification paperwork. While you can always hire someone to take care of this paperwork, it’s crucial to have these abilities as part of your skillset, especially in the early years of farming.

Management

Even if you work on or own a small farm and have few people to supervise, it helps to have strong management skills. From managing farmhands to business associates, management skills allow you to interact and supervise various parties with greater success and efficiency.

Adaptability

As a farmer, you will need to remain flexible and adaptable when facing unexpected conditions or situations. However, keep in mind that while what you learn in school may help you prepare for a career as a farmer, it’s quite different from a full, in-person farming experience. It’s also important to remain adaptive when it comes to the business of farming. Your skill in this regard helps you adapt to the changing industry and changing consumer demands.

Technology

While you don’t need to purchase every new technological device, it’s important to know about new technological advancements as they relate to agriculture. For example, it’s important to know about new advancements regarding pesticide use, irrigation, and ways to improve cultivation, harvest, storage, and transportation.

Farm Operations

While it may seem obvious, farmers need to have a strong understanding of the farming and agriculture industry at large. General farming skills allow them to perform their daily duties on the farm with ease. This can include duties like raising livestock or cultivating the land.