general labourer - farm

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

• Corn farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Dangerous
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Asparagus
• Ginseng
• Melons
• Sweet corn
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Fertilizer applicator
• Planting equipment
• Seed drill

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• 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
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

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