fruit farming labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Wet/damp.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- All weather conditions.
Work setting:
- Staff accommodation available.
- Rural area.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Harvest crops.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- 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.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.