farm worker, general

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Organic farming
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Hoeing crops
• Vegetable culling

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Blueberries
• Carrots
• Cauliflowers

Equipment and machinery experience

• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Fertilizer applicator
• Forage equipment
• Fruit harvester
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Sprayer or duster
• Tillage 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
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication