Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions

Work setting

- Rural area
- Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Apply fertilizers
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Cultivate on vertical farming system
- 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
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
- Tie and secure plants
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment




- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

- Apples

Equipment and machinery experience

- Tractor
- Fertilizer applicator
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Rapid-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
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking

Weight handling

- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

- Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner

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