farm worker

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Hoeing crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Stone and/or wood picking
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Melons
• Potatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage equipment
• Tractor

Automated systems experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Automated environmental control equipment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Team player