general labourer – farm

Work site environment

• Organic farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Harvest crops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor
• Haying equipment
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Seed drill
• Swather
• Tillage equipment

Specialization or experience

• Green economy sector

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Drive manual transmission 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
• Overtime required
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan