About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. At heights. Wet/damp. Odours. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Various locations.
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- 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.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- 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.