About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Outdoors. Wet/damp. Dusty. Hot. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers.
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row.
- Clean the crops.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- 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..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Pick row and orchard crops.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Shear and shape trees and plants with knife.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Fertilize and spray crops.
- Harvest crops.
- 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.
- Type of crops: Asparagus.
- Blueberries.
- Cucumbers.
- Raspberries.
- Strawberries.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Fruit harvester.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- 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.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.