farm worker, vegetables
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- Outdoors.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Work setting: Staff accommodation provided.
- Room and board provided.
- Rural area.
- Remote location.
Tasks:
- Clean the crops.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
- Bell peppers.
- Cabbage.
- Cauliflowers.
- Melons.
- Zucchinis.
- Vegetables.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.