general farm worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine produce for quality and prepare for market

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Lift truck
• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester

Additional information

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
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

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