Fruit farm worker
Gennaro Monteforte, Emilia Monteforte
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
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
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Dangerous
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- 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
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- 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
- Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Cherries
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Tractor
- Lift truck
- Planting equipment
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
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
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player