Farm Supervisor

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work site environment

• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)

• Hot

• Noisy

• Harvest crops

• At heights

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots

• Greenhouse cleaning

• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts

• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

• Pack fruits and vegetables

• Hand harvesting vegetables

• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.

• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops

• Sort fruits and vegetables

• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Tomatoes

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment

• Work under pressure

• Tight deadlines

• Physically demanding

• Attention to detail

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Large workload

• Sitting

• Walking

• Handling heavy loads

• Ability to distinguish between colours

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Manual dexterity

• Repetitive tasks

• Standing for extended periods

• Ability to work independently

• Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Organized

• Team player

• Reliability

• Quick learner

• Flexibility

• Values and ethics

• Judgement

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available

• Learning/training paid by employer

• On-site amenities

• On-site housing options

• Team building opportunities

• Parking available