General Farm Worker
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Truly Green Farms and Cedarline Greenhouses
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General Farm Worker
Truly Green Farms and Cedarline Greenhouses
Posted 7 months ago
Full Time
Chatham, Illinois
In Person
Smart Summary
Responsibilities
Responsible for planting, cultivating, and harvesting tomato crops within a greenhouse environment. Tasks include grading produce for market quality, cleaning facilities, and operating farm machinery.
Qualifications
You have no degree requirements and will be trained on the job. You must be energetic and reliable to join our team and perform various greenhouse farming tasks.
Must Have Skills for ATS
hand harvesting
operating farm machinery
crop cultivation
packing produce
sorting produce
Job Description
Truly Green Farms is a 90-acre tomato greenhouse seeking energetic, reliable full-time employees to join our team.
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
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
- At heights
- Hot
- Noisy
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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.
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Tomatoes
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
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
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available
Start Date:
As soon as possible
If you are interested, please email your resume to Anurag.varma@trulygreenfarms.ca
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Truly Green Farms and Cedarline Greenhouses
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