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general labourer - farm
Overview
Languages
English
Education
• No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
• Spanish
• Panjabi
Work site environment
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated
• All weather conditions
• Dirty
• Tree and orchard fruit
• Farm
Work setting
• Rural area
• Fruit and vegetable processing plant
Responsibilities
Tasks
• Apply fertilizers
• Cut agricultural crops
• Mixing fertilizer
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
• Cut horticultural crops
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
• Apples
• Cherries
Equipment and machinery experience
• Forklift
• Fruit harvester
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Fertilizer applicator
Automated systems experience
• Automated irrigation system
Additional information
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
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
Weight handling
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
• Free parking available