Farm Worker, Fruit

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Orchard fruit

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• 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

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player