Wayne Sonneveld is hiring
Farm Labourer with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• No experience (will train)

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Cold/refrigerated
• Tobacco

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Clean the crops
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Tie and secure plants
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots

Type of crops

• Asparagus
• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Cucumbers
• Greenhouse vegetables
• Melons
• Onions
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis

Equipment and machinery experience

• Onion transplanter
• Automated irrigation system
• Feeding and watering system
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Lift truck
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Vegetable harvester

Automated systems experience

• Automated environmental control equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement