General Worker
Description
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
- Preparing ropes for trellising and connecting them to the cables and then to the plants
- 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
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) (Essential)
- Experience in the agricultural industry is advantageous
PICKER PACKER
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 Picker Packer, based in Kempton Park. The purpose of this role is to pick stock and make up customer orders as per customer invoice and prepare same for despatch as per customer requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Picks products and makes up orders as per customer order and transfers them to the holding area for checking.
- Ensures that correct seed reference numbers are picked and report all incorrect reference numbers to the Stock Controller.
- Advises Stock Controller if certain items are out of stock and awaits further instructions.
- Ensures that all items picked are in a clean and saleable condition and meet laid down quality standards with regard to packaging, labelling, outer appearance and neatness.
- Follows stock rotation procedure, FIFO (first in first out), as per Stock Controller instructions when picking order.
- Assists fellow workers with execution of tasks whenever own responsibilities have been executed and completed.
- Ensures that work area/s are neat, tidy, organised and clean at all times.
- Assists with and adheres to security measures to ensure the safety of products, assets and facility.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12 (essential)
- Warehousing Diploma / Certificate (ideal)
- 2 Years General Worker (preferential)
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