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fruit farm labourer

$16.75 per hour
Full-time, Temporary

Van Meekeren Farms Ltd.

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

On site

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

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Pack fruits and vegetables
  • Pick row and orchard crops
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Sort fruits and vegetables
  • Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
  • Clean work area
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Apples

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Sound discrimination
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Reliability
  • Team player
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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