general labourer - farm
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato).
- At heights.
- Wet/damp.
- Hot.
- Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clean the crops.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Level earth to fine grade specifications.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings.
- Report signs of insect or disease damage.
- Pot and re-pot plants.
- Plant bulbs and seeds.
- Mix and prepare soils.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens.
- Cut horticultural crops.
Type of crops:
- Cabbage.
- Cauliflowers.
- Cucumbers.
- Strawberries.
- Sweet corn.
- Tomatoes.
- Zucchinis.
- Vegetables.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Greenhouse vegetables.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- 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.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.