Vegetable Farm Worker

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Organic farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• 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
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Seed cutting
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Additional information

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
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)