About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Dusty. Hot. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Relocation costs not covered by employer.
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- 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.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.