Labourer, Farm

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Horticultural field crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Blueberries

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner