Irrigation Assistant (Crop Farm)

Outdoor work with your hands on a berry tunnel farm near Mthatha; no experience needed for most posts. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a berry tunnel farm on the Mthatha side of Eastern Cape.

• Wash hands and use the field toilets for food safety
• Plant seedlings in rows at the spacing shown
• Follow the re-entry times after spraying, as the signs show
• Pick fruit or vegetables at the right ripeness and size, gently
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels

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

• Tractor or quad bike experience
• Previous harvest or picking experience

• Farm transport from nearby towns
• Seasonal accommodation on some farms
• 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.
• If you have picked before, say which crop and how many seasons. Farms rehire experienced pickers first.