fruit farming labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- At heights.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Remote location.
Tasks:
- Apply fertilizers.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Cherries.
- Orchard fruit.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).