JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 13, 2026
General Farm Worker - Harvesting
Barteaux Farms Ltd
Lequille (NS)
Email employerJob details
- Location
- Lequille (NS)
- Salary
- $17.00 hourly
Full job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Budding trees
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Orchard fruit
- Strawberries
- Berries
- Vegetables
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Values and ethics