Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

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

Work site environment

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Hot
- All weather conditions

Work setting

- Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Apply fertilizers
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- 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
- Pack fruits and 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
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry




- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Fruit harvester
- Loader
- Tractor
- Planting 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
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner

Benefits

Other perks

- Parking available

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