Fruit farming labourer

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.

Asset languages

• Spanish

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Horticultural field crop

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Grading

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• 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
• 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.
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• 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
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Budding trees
• Cut horticultural crops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Orchard fruit
• Strawberries
• Berries

Technical experience

• Processing facilities

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Fertilizer applicator
• Lift truck
• Planting equipment
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage equipment
• Welding
• Hand tools
• Irrigation pumps and equipment

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam
• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Sound discrimination
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options