About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Other miscellaneous crop farming. Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Willing to relocate.
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- 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.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Type of crops: Asparagus.
- Bell peppers.
- Carrots.
- Cauliflowers.
- Cucumbers.
- Onions.
- Vegetables.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Onion seeder.
- Onion transplanter.
- Loader.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Lift truck.
- Planting equipment.
- Welding.
- Hand tools.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Quick learner.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.