farm worker, fruit
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Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Wet/damp.
- Dangerous.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Tasks:
- 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..
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Cherries.
- Orchard fruit.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
- Gloves.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.