farm worker, vegetables

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
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Room and board provided
• Rural area
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Cauliflowers
• Melons
• Zucchinis
• Vegetables

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options