Orchard Hand, Ōhaupō
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Hiring for Monavale Blueberries

Orchard Hand

  • Posted Today
  • On Site
  • Casual, Seasonal, Fixed Term Contract

Starting at $23 .95/hr

Ōhaupō

Job Description

Seasonal roles at Monavale offer immersive, meaningful work within a dynamic organic farm environment. Whether harvesting in the fields or supporting production and hospitality, you’ll join a team committed to ethical practices and land stewardship. We welcome workers from near and far to contribute their skills and energy to the life of the orchard.


Our casual workforce typically spans orchard and packhouse roles, but there is some overlap and people will need to be prepared to pitch in where needed.


We are entering our summer management, harvest, and packing phase, and are building our team for contracts within the November-May period.


You can use the form at this link to express interest so we’ll have your details on file, and we may be in touch as required.


Job Requirements


  • Summer season – October to April


Our orchard roles typically include physical, outdoor horticultural and land-management tasks. You’ll be helping out with:


  • Weeding
  • Mowing
  • Scrubcutting and whipper-snipping
  • Loading berries
  • Irrigation maintenance
  • Plant management and disease prevention
  • Berry harvesting
  • General infrastructure maintenance


Our packhouse roles are largely indoors, inside our purpose-built packing shed. You will be involved in:


  • Grading blueberries using our state-of-the-art equipment
  • Cleaning to ensure strict organic and food-safe hygiene conditions are upheld
  • Warehouse and order fulfilment
  • Washing our picking gear to reuse in the field every day
  • Sorting and packing berries into freezer-ready packaging


General duties may also include:


  • Farmers markets stall customer service and sales
  • Picking fruit and food preparation


If you have supervisory experience/aptitude, you may also be eligible and suitable for a higher-responsibility role as a team leader.

Desired Hard Skills

  • Berry Harvesting
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Food Safety
  • Fruit Grading
  • Order Fulfillment

Desired Soft Skills

  • Adaptability
  • Attention (to Detail)
  • Customer Service
  • Physical Stamina
  • Teamwork

Job Schedule

  • Shift Work

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