Seasonal Work

What sort of work is available and when?

January to mid-March
Fruit thinning and summer pruning - mandarins and kiwifruit

• 200 vacancies
• This is outdoor work, you will need a sunhat, sunscreen, long sleeves, water bottle.
• On-job training, paid by piece rate

• 500 + vacancies.
• Picking fruit from trees/vines into picking bags which are then emptied into bins, pickers are paid an agreed rate for each bin of fruit picked - the more you pick the more you earn
• Fruit grading Sorting fruit on a conveyor before it goes into boxes/trays, may require standing or sitting for long periods of time, good eyesight required, paid by hourly rate, some packhouses may offer night shift
• Fruit packing Putting fruit into trays/boxes, requires stickability and involves standing for long periods of time, some lifting involved
• Paid by hourly rate, some packhouses may offer nightshift
• Stacking/strapping Stacking of packed boxes/crates of fruit onto pallets and strapping them down, requires heavy lifting, strength and stamina, paid by hourly rate

• Working outdoors, often in wet conditions, need suitable clothing, paid by piece rate