Fruit Farm Labourer

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• 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.
• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Cut horticultural crops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Blueberries
• Cherries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck

Additional information

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
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player