farm worker

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Grading
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Hoeing crops
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate 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

• Asparagus
• Sweet corn

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
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player