P & S VanBerlo Limited- 325 Concession 13 Townsend, Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 4K3
519-426-1500

Job requirements – $23.00 /hour -Full time hours at 40 to 50 per week

2 OPEN POSITIONS

Languages
• English

Education
• Completion of Secondary School

Experience and Licence
• Minimum 5 year of experience required with potatoes and ginseng.
• Pesticide Applicator’s Licence

Supervision
• 10-15 people

Job Duties
• Coordinate, assign and supervise the work of farm machinery operators, harvesting labourers
• Supervise, monitor and enforce procedures to maintain crop health and welfare
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Supervise maintenance of infrastructure, equipment, and supplies
• Ensure farm safety, food safety and security and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• May perform general farm duties
• May operate and repair digital technology and communication tools and equipment
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear Fields of wood and stones
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• 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 cover crops
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Level earth to find grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Soil fertility programs
• Tie and secure plants
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial production records
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Develop work schedules and establish procedures
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Work conditions and Personal Suitability
• Fast-paced environment, work under pressure, tight deadlines, physically demanding, attention to detail, combination of sitting, standing, walking, large workload, Ability to communicate and supervise harvesters
• Organized and Team player

Apply by email: admin@berlosbest.ca