farm labourer - harvesting
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- Outdoors.
- Wet/damp.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
- Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- 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..
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.