General labourer – farm
East Wood Farms
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
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Lift truck
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system
- Manure handling and storage
- Feeding and watering system
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking