Company Description:
A fruit and vegetable farming operation located in a rural, remote area, involving greenhouse and field crop production.
Job Details
- Location: 709 Mersea Road 11, Staples, ON, N0P 2J0
- Workplace: On site
- Salary: 17.60 per hour / 40–60 hours per week
- Hours: Early morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift, Flexible hours
- Employment Type: Term or contract, Full time
- Schedule: Variable shifts
- Start Date: June 15, 2026
- End Date: June 15, 2028
- Vacancies: 27
- Benefits: Health care plan, Dental plan, Disability benefits, Paramedical services coverage, Vision care benefits
Qualifications Required
- Education: No degree, certificate, or diploma
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
Job Responsibilities
- Apply fertilizers
- Cut agricultural crops
- Adjust water saturation, light, and temperature for crop growth
- Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, colour, and volume
- Perform greenhouse cleaning
- Hand‑harvest vegetables
- Pack fruits and vegetables
- Plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops
- Remove suckers and water sprouts manually
- Perform seed cutting
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Weed fields
- Clean work areas
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload, and transfer crates, supplies, and produce
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock, and poultry
- Examine product quality and readiness for market
Working Conditions
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Wet/damp, hot, cold/refrigerated, and dirty environments
- Rural and remote location
- Public transportation not available
- Fast‑paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for long periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Weight handling up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Own transportation required
Personal Suitability
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Eligibility
- Canadian citizens
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Temporary residents with a valid work permit
- Not open to applicants without authorization to work in Canada
How to Apply
- Email: careers_leamington@sensei.ag
- By mail: 709 Mersea Road 11, Staples, ON, N0P 2J0
- Application Requirements:
- Job reference number: FA‑2026
- Screening questions (authorization to work, field experience, proximity to job location, language requirements)
- Application Deadline: February 25, 2026