farm labourer

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Urban area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clipping
• Fruit trees training
• Mixing fertilizer
• 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 produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Blueberries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Lift truck
• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Tight deadlines
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player