Seasonal work is rewarding, but requires energy. Take a hat, (legionnaire is best) lots of water, sunscreen and plenty to eat and drink. It is recommended to wear light coloured clothing with long sleeves and lace-up shoes. The fresh air and golden suntans are an added bonus!
Fruit Picking
Picking fruit from trees (often from a ladder) into picking bags which are then emptied into a bin.
- Reasonably good level of fitness required. Must be able to work outdoors in the heat.
Tractor Driving
This could involve moving bins in the rows for pickers or transporting bins from orchard to shed.
Fruit Grading
Sorting of fruit on a conveyor belt before it goes into trays.
-May involve long periods of standing, and shift work.
Fruit Packing (Tray Filling)
Inside shed work filling trays with fruit.
- May involve long periods of standing, and shift work.
Stacking and Strapping
Stacking packed cartons of fruit onto pallets and strapping down.
- Requires a reasonable level of fitness.
Forklift Driving
- A Licence of OSH Certificate will be required.
Fruit Quality Control or Supervising
In the orchard or in the packing shed.
- Requires some experience and technical knowledge.
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