Fruit Farm Labourer

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Hot
• All weather conditions
• Tree and orchard fruit

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

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
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries
• Orchard fruit
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Tractor
• Sprayer or duster

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• 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
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics