General Labourer - Farm

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Organic farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• 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
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Cut horticultural crops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Artisanal crops
• Bell peppers
• Cherries
• Cucumbers
• Melons
• Onions
• Orchard fruit
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis
• Berries
• Potatoes
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Planting equipment
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage equipment
• Hand tools

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• 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
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Gloves
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available