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JOB DETAILSPosted Oct 20, 2026

Farm Manager

Kurtz Orchards

Niagara-on-the-Lake (ON)

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Job details

Location
Niagara-on-the-Lake (ON)
Salary
$37.00 hourly

Full job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
  • Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
  • Cultivate on vertical farming system
  • Direct agricultural crops clipping activities
  • Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Implement soil fertility programs
  • Implement sustainable gardening trends such as permaculture practices
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
  • Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Seed cutting
  • Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
  • Supervise staff in shoots positioning and seed cutting
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Weeding
  • Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
  • Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies
  • Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Supervise staff

Supervision

  • 11-15 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Chemical application certificate or licence

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Apples
  • Cherries
  • Grapes
  • Seed corn

Technical experience

  • Soil analysis

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Turf grass harvester
  • Automated irrigation system
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Harvesters
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Truck

Area of specialization

  • Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Manual dexterity
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options