Farm Assistant

We run a small family farm growing potatoes & brussels sprouts in Oamaru. Come join our vibrant team (minimum 40 hours a week) Previous farm experience is an advantage but not essential. Applicants must have a clean drug test and no criminal record. Please submit your CVs and put your phone number (with country code) in case we schedule an interview.

Job description:

- Performs routine tasks on a vegetable farm or market garden such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray chemicals on crops to treat disease and pests.
- planting trees, seeds, seedlings, roots, bulbs, and other plants using hand tools and farm machines
- operating farm machines to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest vegetables
- spraying trees and other plants with chemicals to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
- thinning, weeding and hoeing row crops, and pruning trees and vines
- irrigating land for crop growth
- selecting and picking vegetables according to size and ripeness, and discarding rotting and over-ripened produce
- grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
- loading vegetable crates onto trucks

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $24.00 - $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oamaru, Otago: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)