19th October - apricot thinning

Darlings Fruit Ltd; Ettrick; Sur place; NZD 25 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Accommodation available

Great location

Team atmosphere

Résumé du poste

Darlings Fruit Ltd in Central Otago is seeking two hard-working orchard team members to join the thinning crew, starting Monday 19th October. The role involves removing excess fruitlets to help the remaining fruit grow. Work is physically demanding, involves ladders, and requires good fitness.

Candidates should have good English, reliability, and a positive attitude, and be comfortable with heights. Hours are 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Saturday, with on-site accommodation available near

Qualifications

• A desire to work hard.
• Good English and communication skills.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Friendly, positive attitude.
• Happy to contribute to a team environment.
• A willingness to accept instruction.
• If possible, a commitment to the whole thinning season (until December).

Responsabilités

• Being part of a supervised team, you will be removing excess fruitlets from trees so that the remaining ones grow large enough.
• Work involves using ladders. It is physically demanding work so you must be confident in your base level of fitness to apply.
• Any previous orchard, farm work or labouring experience would be an advantage but is not essential.
• As you will be working up a ladder, you must be comfortable with heights.
• You need to be fit and healthy!
• The work is quite repetitive so you will need the ability to self-motivate to achieve goals and manage yourself when the work is physically demanding.

Connaissances

Good English

Communication skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Team player

Willingness to learn

Description du poste

We are looking for two more people to join our thinning team, starting Monday 19th October.

The bees will soon have done their work, the frosts managed and so now, the baby fruit need room to grow. That’s where you come in!

What can we offer you?

• Unbeatable team atmosphere – small family-owned company
• Feel appreciated and valued. We put people first
• Awesome location – a great base to explore from (within 2 hours of Dunedin, Queenstown,Wanaka, Invercargill, Catlins)
• Take to our beautiful walking and cycling tracks on your days off
• Affordable, comfortable accommodation
• Fine tune your skills and gain experience
• Make life long connections

What can you offer us?

• A desire to work hard
• Good English and communication skills
• Reliability and punctuality
• Friendly, positive attitude
• Happy to contribute to a team environment
• A willingness to accept instruction
• If possible, a commitment to the whole thinning season (until December)

Being part of a supervised team, you will be removing excess fruitlets from trees so that the remaining ones grow large enough.

Work involves using ladders. It is physically demanding work so you must be confident in your base level of fitness to apply. Any previous orchard, farm work or labouring experience would be an advantage but is not essential. As you will be working up a ladder, you must be comfortable with heights. You need to be fit and healthy!

The work is quite repetitive so you will need the ability to self-motivate to achieve goals and manage yourself when the work is physically demanding. Temperatures in Central Otago can be extreme. The ability to work independently will be an asset to your application.

8.00am and 5.00pm Monday - Saturday are the hours you will be working.

Accommodation is available on the orchard, located near Roxburgh - we have rooms available and options if you are sleeping in your car/van.

Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or resident, or hold a current WH Visa for the duration of the work period