Irrigation Assistant (Crop Farm) – Entry Level

Crops do not wait, and a commercial seedling nursery near Montague Gardens needs extra hands this season. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The work is in Montague Gardens, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

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

• Careful with fruit, since bruised fruit is rejected
• Available for the full harvest season
• Able to work outdoors in heat, cold and rain
• Follows farm hygiene and safety rules

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

• Piece-rate bonus on top of daily wage
• Seasonal accommodation on some farms
• Farm transport from nearby towns

• 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.