Nursery Labourer

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Hot
• Harvest crops
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Other miscellaneous crop farming

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cut horticultural crops
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Plant bulbs and seeds
• Report signs of insect or disease damage
• Clean work area
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Clear fields of wood and stones

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Loader

Equipment and machinery experience

• Forklift
• Garden tractors
• Irrigation pumps and equipment
• Mechanical cultivator
• Light trucks
• Tractor
• Tillage equipment
• Planting equipment
• Lift truck
• Hand tools
• Farm truck
• Automated irrigation system
• Turf grass harvester

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Drive manual transmission vehicle
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Work under pressure
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Piece work