Farm General Worker (Vegetable Fields)

Crops do not wait, and a vegetable farm near Secunda needs extra hands this season. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Secunda, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Follow the re-entry times after spraying, as the signs show
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Fill crates or bins and carry them to the collection point
• Clean and store picking bags, ladders and secateurs
• Plant seedlings in rows at the spacing shown
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method
• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels

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

• Pruning experience on vines or fruit trees
• Previous harvest or picking experience
• Tractor or quad bike experience

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

• Have your bank details ready. Most farms pay into a bank account and will not start you without it.
• Farms hire before the season starts, so apply four to six weeks early. Late arrivals often find the teams already full.