Address We require up to 100 people to assist with banana field and shed work in the Innisfail region, QLD. Work is to commence from mid July 2024 and is expected to continue for 6/9 months with various start dates.
Payment for these positions will be Level 1 Casual employee under the horticulture industry award 2020 (MA000028). The current pay rate for a Level 1 Casual employee under this Award is $28.26 per hour.
You will generally work 5 days a week from Monday to Friday. Weekend work may also be available. Usually you will work between 6:30am & 3:30pm (Monday-Thursday) and 6:30am & 1pm (Friday) although start and finish times will differ day to day depending on how busy the farm is.
In this position your duties each day may include:
Field work, such as the picking banana bunches, de-leafing, de-suckering, fixing irrigation, replanting, stringing, bagging and other forms of crop maintenance; and
Shed work, such as unloading banana bunches, de-handing, sorting, packing, stacking and other related shed activities.
Selection criteria:
Physically Fit
Ability to work as part of a team
Flexibly to work 30 to 38 hours a week (with additional weekend work hours optional)
Ability to work unsupervised
Flexibility to work in all weather conditions, such as daytime temperatures of over 35 degrees and long periods of constant rain
Prepared to stay for 6 months
All applicants are requested to email **********@yahoo.com providing a copy of their CV and information on how they address the sought after criteria
