Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• 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

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Cauliflowers
• Cucumbers
• Garlic
• Melons
• Onions
• Raspberries
• Soybeans
• Sweet corn
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis

Equipment and machinery experience

• Loader
• Tractor
• Planting equipment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Team player