general farm worker - harvesting
Your tasks
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Seed cutting.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
- Clean work area.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Quick learner.
No experience (will train).
Other
Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Outdoors.
- Wet/damp.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- All weather conditions.
- Work setting: Rural area.
Weight handling Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).