general labourer - farm
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Asset languages:
- Spanish; Castilian.
- Panjabi; Punjabi.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Wet/damp.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
- Tree and orchard fruit.
- Farm.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Fruit and vegetable processing plant.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
- Cut horticultural crops.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Cherries.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Forklift.
- Fruit harvester.
- Tractor.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Fertilizer applicator.
Automated systems experience:
- Automated irrigation system.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- 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.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.