About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Staff accommodation available. Rural area.
Tasks
- Clean the crops.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- 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.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: To be determined.
- Day.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.