Mango Farm Worker - Intake 2

We require mangos workers for the upcoming mango season in the Northern Territory, such as: Acacia Hills Farm, NT Quail Farm,...

It is usual for the best harvest workers to be kept by farmers for post-harvest activities like pruning. This can last for another 4 weeks. We also have a PR pathway for workers with suitable background.

The Mango harvest starts in Darwin usually early-mid September, then the Katherine (300ks south of Darwin) harvest begins in October - November and finally the Mataranka (100ks south of Katherine) harvest starts mid-late November and finishes in December.

We also anticipate being able to redistribute workers to other farms or other states after the mango season is ended.

Working time: From 8 to 24+ weeks. Priority is given to candidates who want to work long term.

Jobs for workers will include: Picking, packing, stacking, sticker labelling, pallet jack operators as well as cleaning either inside the shed or in the field.

Packing role:

Workers are designated a particular spot on the line to pack the mangoes.

Some workers are given the job of stacking boxes.

The packing machine sorts the mangoes into sizes and then workers will pack that sized mango into the tray/box.

Some workers are given the job of grading mangoes this is to take out any mango which isnt suitable to pack / bruised or marked.

Picking role:

There are usually 4 - 5 workers per picking machine with 1 of the workers being the Driver / Leader of the machine.

Workers must have long sleeved shirts and long pants along with closed in work boots in order to work in the mango season. This will help workers prevent mango sap burn and mango rash to a degree. Wide brimmed hats are also necessary if working in the field.

We will require a Team Leader for every Nationality, team leaders for the females.

Hours can be anywhere from 7 a.m start to 7 p.m finish (for the packing shed workers) and during the peak season, work can be 7 days/week. Generally, the farm will give 1 day off each week.

Accommodation available: either on farm or at a local caravan park for workers for the season costs for this range from $140 - $185/week depending on farm / caravan park

Transport has been organised with 2 large buses and driver being hired for the duration of the season cost for this is $65/week which also includes fuel. The bus will pick up for work if you are staying at the caravan park and drop home daily.

Costs for both transport and accommodation will be deducted from workers wages once commencement of the job and a signed Contract of Employment by the worker to allow these deductions and workers are responsible for their own shopping and buying personal items