Farm Worker, Vegetables

  • Innisfail
  • Doug Edgar Farms Ltd

Work site environment :

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

Work setting :

  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks :

  • Hand harvesting vegetables
  • Hoeing crops
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Vegetable culling
  • Weeding
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market

Equipment and machinery experience :

  • Vegetable harvester

Transportation/travel information :

  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities :

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability :

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Financial benefits :

  • Bonus

Other benefits :

  • Free parking available