Irrigation Assistant (Crop Farm)

Outdoor work with your hands on a deciduous fruit orchard near Kuruman; no experience needed for most posts. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Kuruman-based, with most of your time spent at a deciduous fruit orchard.

• Follow the re-entry times after spraying, as the signs show
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method
• Weed beds by hand or with a hoe
• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels
• Fill crates or bins and carry them to the collection point

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

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

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

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