general farm worker - harvesting
$20 - $25 per hourFull-time
Miner Family Farms Ltd
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
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clean the crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Cut agricultural crops
- Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- 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
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Seed cutting
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- 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
- Potatoes
Additional information
Security and safety
- Medical exam
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
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