General Farm Worker-Harvesting Job

Harvesting labourers and related workers assist other farm workers to plant, harvest, sort and pack crops. They participate in soil preparation, irrigation and crop planting, spraying and thinning. They are employed on fruit, vegetable and specialty crop farms.

Prepare and irrigate soil
Plant, fertilize, thin and harvest crops
Pick row and orchard crops
Sort, weigh and pack fruit and vegetables at the farm
Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce and products for transport
Clean up racks, trays, and harvest bins and general clean up of growing, producing and packing areas
Assist with general farm maintenance and maintenance of equipment and tools
May assist in preparing garden beds for planting
May write daily progress reports of inventory harvested.