Nut Farm Worker

Description

Performs routine tasks on a nut farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting, irrigating and pruning crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.

Description

Perform routine tasks in producing crops such as cereals, cotton, fruit (including wine grapes), grains, mushrooms, nuts, oilseeds, pulses, rice, sugar cane and vegetables.

Tasks include

• Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of nut trees
• Undertakes soil preparation, cultivation and nut tree maintenance duties, such as planting, thinning, weeding and pruning
• Operates water and irrigation systems for nut tree growth
• Maintains, cleans and operates nut farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
• May spray nut trees with pesticides to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases