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Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd.
Western Cape
This listing does not state a salary. As a guide, general worker roles in South Africa typically pay R4 500 to R9 000 a month (indicative).
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Job description
Description Starke Ayres is the foremost African specialist and global supplier of premium vegetable, flower and lawn seed varieties – both for commercial and home garden planting.
The following position has become available for a General Worker, based in Oudtshoorn.
Purpose: The job involves the essential tasks of preparing, managing, and maintaining the various stages of plant cultivation, from seed sowing and seedling management to transplanting, emasculation, crossing, harvesting, seed processing, greenhouse cleaning, trial harvesting, and other related activities, ensuring the successful growth and development of plants for seed production.
Responsibilities
- Seed counting and packaging
- Soaking, washing and drying seedling trays
- Preparing seedling mix for seedling tray filling
- Tray filling with seedling mix
- Sowing according to the sowing list
- Moving seedling trays from germ room to seedling house after 72 hrs of sowing and putting in order
- Preparing seedling mix for planting pots
- Filling of planting pots with seedling mix
- Moving in filled pots and arranging them in the greenhouses
- Connecting drippers to the pots
- Moving seedlings from seedling house to greenhouses and field
- Making planting holes in the field
- Transplanting
- Identifying flowers that are at the right stage on the female plants and undertaking emasculation following the crossing book provided by the breeder
- Making pollination according to the crossing book
- Harvesting crossed fruits according to the crossing book
- Harvesting self-pollinated fruits from selected plants by the breeder
- Extracting seed from harvested fruits
- Washing and cleaning seeds after 24hr fermentation
- Drying seeds
Requirements REQUIREMENTS:
- National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) (Essential)
- Experience in the agricultural industry is advantageous
- Ability to sit for extended periods and perform tasks requiring fine motor skills, including handling, fingering, and repetitive hand movements
- Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move items weighing up to 10 pounds (±4.5 kg)
- Ability to effectively communicate, including talking and hearing
- Strong visual capabilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Willingness and ability to work in an open-air environment
- Comfortable working in varying weather conditions and outdoor elements
Work Level
Junior
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
No
Location
Oudtshoorn
Found on LinkedIn · Posted 1 months ago · Last checked 1 months ago
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Found on LinkedIn · Posted 1 months ago