general labourer - farm
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- Outdoors.
- Wet/damp.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- 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..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- 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:
- Asparagus.
- Ginseng.
- Melons.
- Strawberries.
- Vegetables.
- Tobacco.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Farm truck.
- Fruit harvester.
- Tractor.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Manure spreader.
- Planting equipment.
- Seed drill.
- Sprayer or duster.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.