Farm labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- In/on water.
- Confined spaces.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Wet/damp.
- Cold/refrigerated.
Work setting:
Various locations.
Tasks:
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- On call.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.