Posted 16 days ago
Harvesting Labourer
@ Vanco Farms Ltd.
Prince Edward Island
Overview
Vanco Farms Ltd. is hiring a full-time harvesting labourer for its warehouse processing team on Prince Edward Island. The work involves grading, inspecting and packing potatoes and tulips to customer specifications, along with equipment and facility upkeep. The posting requires good manual dexterity, the ability to stand for long periods, and lifting up to 30 lbs, with no education requirement.
Responsibilities:
- Inspect potatoes and tulips on the grading table
- Discard infected, damaged and foreign product
- Pack potatoes and bunch tulips to customer specifications
- Follow food safety and health and safety procedures
- Assist with equipment and facility maintenance
Requirements summary:
- Good manual dexterity and speed with hands
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately
- Stand for long periods and lift up to 30 lbs
- Work with limited supervision and in a team
- No education requirements
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-22
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Agriculture & natural resources |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse, Outdoors |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 30 lb · computer none |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
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Vanco Farms Ltd.
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
About Vanco Farms Ltd.
Vanco Farms Ltd. is a proudly family-owned and operated agricultural business rooted in the rich, red soil of Prince Edward Island. We specialize in the cultivation of specialty and organic potatoes, as well as premium cut tulips and high-quality tulip bulbs. With deep generational knowledge and a commitment to sustainable, innovative farming practices, Vanco Farms combines tradition with technology to deliver exceptional products to markets across Canada and beyond. Our dedication to quality, environmental stewardship, and community values drives everything we do—from field to flower.
Position Summary
The Farm Worker is part of the warehouse facility processing team that is grading, processing and packaging potatoes and tulips.
Position Responsibilities
- Worker to comply with legislation and regulatory standards when performing on-the-farm activities as directed by management
- Follow standard operating procedures
- Follow processes and procedures with respect to health and safety standards to minimize risk in the workplace
- Comply with protocols for food safety
- Follow procedures for grading potatoes and/or tulips – inspect potatoes and/or tulips as they pass through inspection table, discard of infected or damaged product and foreign material
- Pack potatoes and/or bunch tulips according to customer specifications
- Assist with maintenance of equipment and facilities
- Other farm duties as assigned
Skills and Abilities
- Good manual dexterity, ability to work quickly with your hands
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks with efficiency and accuracy
- Capable of standing for long periods of time and working on your feet
- Lifting objects up to 30 lbs. in weight
- Ability to work with limited supervision, be a self-starter, proactive and a team player
- No education requirements
Tagged as: 85101
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