fruit farm labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Outdoors.
- Viticulture.
- Wet/damp.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Dirty.
- Work setting: Rural area.
- Various locations.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- 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..
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Weeding.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation.
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.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.