Farm General Worker (Vegetable Fields)

Outdoor work with your hands on a citrus farm near Isando; no experience needed for most posts. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Isando; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Follow the re-entry times after spraying, as the signs show
• Clean and store picking bags, ladders and secateurs
• Move irrigation pipes and check drippers for blockages
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method
• Plant seedlings in rows at the spacing shown

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

• Pruning experience on vines or fruit trees
• Tractor or quad bike experience

• Piece-rate bonus on top of daily wage
• Chance of a permanent post after good seasons
• Farm transport from nearby towns
• Seasonal accommodation on some farms

• Farms hire before the season starts, so apply four to six weeks early. Late arrivals often find the teams already full.
• If you have picked before, say which crop and how many seasons. Farms rehire experienced pickers first.