JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 16, 2026
General Labourer - Farm
Palatine Fruit & Roses
Niagara-on-the-Lake (ON)
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- Location
- Niagara-on-the-Lake (ON)
- Salary
- $17.95 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
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- At heights
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Type of product
- Deciduous trees
Type of crops
- Apples
- Artisanal crops
- Cherries
- Orchard fruit
- Berries
Equipment and machinery experience
- Hand tools
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player