Farm Worker, Fruit

JM Sandher Orchards Ltd Vernon, BC On-site

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Pay
$18.00/hour
Employment
Seasonal
Hours
72 hours per week

What makes this a good fit for someone starting out

  • Experience is an asset, not a requirement

What you would do

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

Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Dirty

Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate

Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Cut agricultural crops
- 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.
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops

Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

What you need

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: Experience an asset

Type of product
- Perennials

Type of crops
- Apples
- Cherries
- Orchard fruit

Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation

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
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner

Who can apply
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Where you would work

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About JM Sandher Orchards Ltd

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Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Head office
Vernon, BC
NOC code
85101
Languages
English

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This employer takes applications on their own site. Closes Nov 27, 2026.

Farm Worker, Fruit $18.00/hour
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