Farm General Worker (Vegetable Fields)

You'll pick, prune and look after crops on a deciduous fruit orchard near Cape Town CBD through the season. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Clean and store picking bags, ladders and secateurs
• Weed beds by hand or with a hoe
• Follow the re-entry times after spraying, as the signs show
• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels
• Wash hands and use the field toilets for food safety

• Careful with fruit, since bruised fruit is rejected
• Physically fit for bending, lifting and climbing ladders
• Able to work outdoors in heat, cold and rain
• Available for the full harvest season
• Willing to start at sunrise
• Follows farm hygiene and safety rules

• Chance of a permanent post after good seasons
• Farm transport from nearby towns
• Seasonal accommodation on some farms

• Have your bank details ready. Most farms pay into a bank account and will not start you without it.
• If you have picked before, say which crop and how many seasons. Farms rehire experienced pickers first.