Seasonal Fruit Picker (Citrus Harvest)

Outdoor work with your hands on a deciduous fruit orchard near Polokwane; no experience needed for most posts. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

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

• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels
• Move irrigation pipes and check drippers for blockages
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Pick fruit or vegetables at the right ripeness and size, gently
• Weed beds by hand or with a hoe
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method

• Follows farm hygiene and safety rules
• Willing to start at sunrise
• Able to work outdoors in heat, cold and rain
• Valid ID or work permit

• Living on or near the farm
• Pruning experience on vines or fruit trees
• Tractor or quad bike experience

• 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.