Kiwifruit Thinning Positions, Katikati
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Kiwifruit Thinning Positions

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Katikati

Job Description

🌱 Seasonal Job Opportunity: Kiwifruit Thinning Worker 🌱

Location: On orchards – BOP

Reports to: Orchard Manager and/or Orchard Supervisor

Season: Spring (bud thinning) and summer (fruit thinning)

About the Role:

Join our team for the 2026 kiwifruit thinning season! Thinning involves the manual removal of excess flower or fruit buds from kiwifruit vines to help produce larger, higher-quality fruit and improve vine health. This is hands-on, physically demanding work performed outdoors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Remove excess or misshapen flower buds and fruit by hand
  • Use secateurs or loppers for pruning as needed
  • Work under vines, often with arms raised above your head

Why Join Us?

  • Valuable seasonal employment, great for backpackers, short term contracts
  • Opportunity to gain experience in horticulture
  • Pathway to other orchard roles, such as harvesting

Please apply online via Apata website: www.apata.co.nz


Job Requirements


• No experience required – on-the-job training provided!

• Good level of physical fitness and a strong work ethic

• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather

• For your safety height ideally between 1.6m and 1.78m due to canopy height

• Willingness to undergo random drug and alcohol testing

• Be aware: bees and pollen are prevalent during thinning

• Working on your feet all day, also with arms above head

• Quick learner, follows instructions with good attention to detail

• Reliable

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Desired Hard Skills

  • Pruning
  • Physical Fitness

Desired Soft Skills

  • Reliability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Quick Learner

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