Orchard Thinning- Earn Up To $30/hr

Casual/Contract Orchard work available - Potential to earn $30/hr+ after training.

We have a thinning job available that includes removing flowers and fruitlets from trees. 
 

This job starts from the 1st week of November  

For this job you need to work fast and be accurate. 

There is some training required and during this training you will be on an hourly rate of $22/hour. After the training and competency sign off is complete there is an option for you to go onto a contract or per tree rate. We expect this training could be for the first 2-4 days and depends on previous experience  

The per tree rate is based on thinning 10 trees per hour and the rate is $3/tree, this is excepted to be the equivalent to a $30/hour rate. 

Please Note. Because every tree and every row of trees is different, some days you could to do more than 10 trees/hour and some days it could be less. It could also take a couple of extra days to get up to speed. 

There are daily quality control checks done on your work which include a tree count check and a job quality check. If these checks are not met you may need to go back to redo some trees.

To register your interest, please email a cv with references.

You must have a valid visa or be able to work in NZ to apply for this job. 

There is accomodation available onsite for a fee, please enquire if you require accomodation.

Work is available for couples 

A vehicle can be made available if you stay at the accomodation.