Seasonal Fruit Picker (Citrus Harvest) – Permanent

You'll pick, prune and look after crops on a deciduous fruit orchard near Tzaneen through the season. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Tzaneen (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Tie up tomato and pepper plants in tunnels
• Move irrigation pipes and check drippers for blockages
• Pick fruit or vegetables at the right ripeness and size, gently
• Keep your picking card or tag count for daily pay
• Plant seedlings in rows at the spacing shown
• Clean and store picking bags, ladders and secateurs
• Prune and thin fruit trees and vines to the farm's method

• Willing to start at sunrise
• Available for the full harvest season
• Valid ID or work permit
• Physically fit for bending, lifting and climbing ladders
• Able to work outdoors in heat, cold and rain
• Careful with fruit, since bruised fruit is rejected

• Pruning experience on vines or fruit trees
• Living on or near the farm
• Previous harvest or picking experience

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

• 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.