Crop specialist

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect products for quality
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Check and monitor product quality
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Record production information
• Record information on products inspected or graded
• Mixing fertilizer

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Raspberries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Irrigation pumps and equipment

Area of work experience

• Irrigation and drainage
• Plant science
• Soil science
• Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
• Plant growth and development
• Plant nutrition

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Travel expenses not paid by employer
• Public transportation is not available
• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Other benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Parking available