ROSE COTTAGE CHERRY FRANKLIN TASMANIA

APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL WORKER EMPLOYMENT

IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Thank you for applying for a position with this company during our harvest season.

You need to complete the attached application form, sign and date each page in the space provided. The form will ask you to answer yes or no to a number of questions. Please place an X in the appropriate box. You are required to answer all questions honestly. Applications not fully completed will not be considered.

This company has zero tolerance to drug and alcohol use. Persons attending work under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be dismissed instantly.

The work will commence in sometime in January 2021. Aspects of payment methods will be fully explained. Please return this form as soon as possible.

The company is a quality assured grower and packer of fresh cherries and you will be required to support the implementation and effective running of our quality system which includes a Health & Hygiene Policy that must be complied with at all times.

You will be required to follow the instructions at all times. A supervisor will be appointed to monitor your work and you will be required to obey any lawful instruction given to you by your supervisor.

The work offered is on a day to day basis and continuous work for all or part of the harvest season is not guaranteed.

Upon receiving your job offer, a $50 application charge must be made. If an application fee is not paid within two days after the job offer is made, we may deem the application to be withdrawn.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

To allow you to complete the form honestly, we have outlined the job descriptions for orchard picking.

Cherry Work – Picking

Pickers will require a high degree of physical fitness and general good health. The work is not particularly heavy but does require continuous physical activity for a minimum of eight hours per day, much in strong sunlight.

Pickers are required to carry their orchard picking buckets from tree to tree during the day. The cherry is picked by firmly grasping the stalk near the fruit bud, between your thumb and forefinger and bending the stalk clear of the fruit bud, without removing the fruit bud.

The cherry is then placed carefully into your picking basket, which you carry against yourself on a harness that fits over your shoulders and back. When your picking basket is full unclip the container from your harness and place the container well into the shade. You then clip an empty basket onto the harness and begin picking again.

The system requires that you carry up to six kilos with you as you continue to pick cherries. The work requires stretching, reaching, bending and lifting throughout the day.

You will be paid on the amount you pick. The more you pick the higher the return you will receive for the total you pick. Your fitness level will determine your ability to meet the necessary criteria.

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