JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 30, 2026
Fruit Farm Labourer
Van Meekeren Farms Ltd.
Kentville (NS)
Email employerJob details
- Location
- Kentville (NS)
- Salary
- $17.00 hourly
Full job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- 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
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sound discrimination
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Reliability
- Team player