JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 26, 2026
General Labourer - Farm
Vermeulen Farms Limited
Kingsport (NS)
Email employerJob details
- Location
- Kingsport (NS)
- Salary
- $17.00 hourly
Full job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Floriculture production
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clean the crops
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- 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
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Cucumbers
- Strawberries
- Zucchinis
- Vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience
- Vegetable harvester
- Planting equipment
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Team player