Farm hand

Work site environment

• Livestock combination farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Potato and vegetable

Work setting

• Greenhouse

Responsibilities

Tasks

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

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Sweet corn

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Haying equipment
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage equipment
• Tractor
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Automated irrigation system

Area of specialization

• Nursery or greenhouse

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer

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

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner