general labourer - farm
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- In/on water.
- Wet/damp.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- Clean work area.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
Vegetables.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Farm truck.
- Forklift.
- Tractor.
- Fertilizer applicator.
- Planting equipment.
- Sprayer or duster.
- Tillage equipment.
- Hand tools.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
On-site housing options.