farm worker, fruit

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Professionalism in customer service

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Cherries

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player