Connecting talent to thriving industries
Our gateway to rewarding opportunities and skilled talent across Australia's agriculture, horticulture, construction, solar, meat processing, and transport industries — backed by partnerships in agricultural robotics and automation.
2200+
Employees Hired
22+
Companies Collaborated
4
States
17+
Years Experience
For Job Seekers
Tailored Opportunities
Access job opportunities across agriculture, horticulture, construction, solar, meat processing, and transport industries — matched to your skills, experience, and location preferences.
Supportive Community
From onboarding and inductions to on-site welfare support, our team is with you every step, including workplace safety and, where we can, help finding accommodation. We cannot determine visa outcomes or provide immigration assistance.
Opportunity for Growth
Build your career across multiple industries with opportunities ranging from seasonal farm work to long-term roles in construction, solar installations, and transport.
For Employers
Industry Expertise
Leverage our extensive industry knowledge across agriculture, construction, solar, and more. Through partnerships with leaders like Robotics, we also support employers adopting robotic farm machinery and automation technology.
Personalized Support
From your first enquiry to placement, our team provides hands-on guidance — helping you refine job descriptions, shortlist candidates, and manage onboarding seamlessly.
Compliance Assurance
We support employers with labour-hire compliance for the roles we fill, including WorkCover, WHS, payroll and applying the right award. Visa status remains the worker's and Home Affairs' responsibility. We do not take on your legal duties as the host employer.
Industries We Service
Skilled Labour Hire Across Six Key Sectors
Construction 
Solar 
Meat Industry 
Agriculture 
Horticulture 
From civil works and commercial builds to residential projects, Orchard Tech can supply skilled labourers, machine operators, concreters, carpenters, and site hands — all with verified white cards and safety inductions.
We provide trained crews for large-scale solar farm installations across regional Australia — including panel mounting, electrical support, site preparation, and general labour for renewable energy projects.
Orchard Tech can supply trained workers for abattoirs and meat processing facilities — covering roles including boning, slicing, packing, cold storage, and quality assurance, all with AMIC inductions and food safety compliance.
We supply experienced farmhands for almond and pistachio harvests, orange and grape picking, pruning, irrigation, sorting, and shed work across Victoria and beyond — covering seasonal peaks and year-round operations.From nurseries and greenhouses to broadacre planting, our workers support seeding, propagation, crop maintenance, harvesting, and post-harvest packing — with teams available for short-term surges or ongoing placements.
From nurseries and greenhouses to broadacre planting, our workers support seeding, propagation, crop maintenance, harvesting, and post-harvest packing — with teams available for short-term surges or ongoing placements.
Discover Our Reach: Where Orchard Tech Thrives
Tasmania
Orchard Tech supports Tasmania's growing agricultural sector, with opportunities across fruit orchards, vineyards, and vegetable farms — leveraging the island's rich soil and clean climate that produce some of Australia's finest produce.
Western Australia
From broadacre farming in the Wheatbelt to fruit picking in the South West, Orchard Tech can supply skilled workers to meet Western Australia's diverse agricultural and horticultural labour demands.
Victoria
Our home base and primary operating state. Orchard Tech has been supplying workers across Victoria's almond and pistachio orchards, vineyards, construction sites, solar farms, and meat processing facilities since 2009.
New South Wales
Orchard Tech extends into New South Wales, supporting employers across the Riverina, Murray, and Hunter regions with labour hire for citrus harvests, grape picking, construction projects, and solar installations.
South Australia
With its thriving Barossa Valley vineyards and Riverland citrus orchards, South Australia presents strong opportunities for agricultural and horticultural labour hire — a market Orchard Tech is well positioned to support as we expand.
Northern Territory
Orchard Tech supports the Northern Territory's mango, melon, and vegetable industries with seasonal and ongoing labour hire — helping producers manage peak harvest demands across remote and regional locations.
Queensland
As Australia's largest agricultural producing state, Queensland offers significant opportunities across its banana, sugarcane, and vegetable farms, as well as meat processing and construction — sectors Orchard Tech is looking to grow into.
What people say about us
Orchard Tech made the process straightforward. From applying through induction and settling into accommodation, the team stayed in contact. I have come back for later harvest seasons.
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I started with Orchard Tech as a general labourer and within two seasons, I was offered a supervisor role. They invest in their workers and recognise hard work. The team is always just a phone call away if you need support, and they follow through on everything they promise. I’d recommend them to anyone looking for reliable farm work in Australia.
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We have used Orchard Tech for several seasons. They send workers who have completed induction and the paperwork the job requires, and they keep in touch during the placement.
” Programmes & Initiatives
Blueberry Rust in Tasmania: Current Status and Management
Last verified: 29 August 2026. Blueberry rust is established and widespread in Tasmania. It is no longer classed as a List A disease or covered by the former Tasmanian containment plan, but it remains an important crop disease that requires monitoring, hygiene and market-access planning. Calling blueberry rust “uncontrollable” is inaccurate. The change in regulatory […]
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme
Last reviewed: 29 August 2026. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme enables eligible Australian businesses to recruit workers from participating Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste when suitable local workers are unavailable. PALM is a government-managed, employer-sponsored employment program. It is not an open job board or a visa that a worker obtains by applying […]
News
horticulture
PALM Fuel Supply: Temporary Transport Plan Variations
DEWR says fuel supply is still secure nationally, but local shortages can happen. Transport-plan changes need departmental approval first.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Others
PALM Family Accompaniment Pilot: 200 Families and the 2025 Review
Up to 200 long-term PALM workers from five countries can bring family. A mid-term evaluation was finished in mid-2025. Most PALM workers still cannot bring family as standard.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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horticulture
New Caledonia to Join the PALM Scheme: Up to 100 Workers
DFAT says Australia will work in 2026 to bring New Caledonia into PALM, starting with up to 100 workers over two years. It is not open for recruitment yet.
29 Aug, 2026 • Hari Yellina
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Yes, when the applicable award requires it. For casual horticulture work, overtime is not paid just because a shift goes past a generic ordinary day, and weekend work is not automatically a penalty rate.
Under the Horticulture Award, ordinary hours for a casual can fall on any day of the week between 5:00am and 8:30pm. Overtime generally applies if you work more than 12 hours in an engagement, more than 12 hours in a day, or more than 304 ordinary hours in an 8-week period. Public holidays and some other situations have separate rates.
We pay according to the award classification and the terms of each engagement. Check Fair Work’s Pay and Conditions Tool for the current figures for your classification.
Some industries and regions have work through much of the year, and some roles are seasonal. Vacancies change with harvests, packing, processing and projects.
We do not guarantee year-round work for every applicant. Check current listings on our Jobs page or get in touch and we will tell you what is open now.
Yes, our operations run 7 days a week during peak seasons. Work schedules vary depending on the farm and crop requirements, and your specific roster will be confirmed when you’re placed on site.
It depends. Some farm work can count as specified work for a second or third Working Holiday Maker visa, but only the Department of Home Affairs decides that.
Whether work counts depends on your visa subclass (417 or 462), your actual duties, the workplace postcode, the dates, how the days are counted, and the evidence you keep. Not every farm, packing, meat-processing or regional job qualifies. Completing work does not guarantee another visa.
UK passport holders applying for a subclass 417 visa on or after 1 July 2024 do not need specified work for a second or third 417 visa. They still need to meet all other eligibility rules.
Orchard Tech cannot determine or guarantee a visa outcome and does not provide immigration assistance. Before relying on a role, compare written duties, the workplace postcode, employer name and pay details with the current Home Affairs specified-work page for your subclass. Our longer guide is here: How to complete your 88 days for a second Working Holiday visa.
Orchard Tech recruits for seasonal and ongoing roles across agriculture, horticulture, meat processing, solar, construction and transport. Jobs may include fruit picking, packing, pruning, planting, general farm labour, processing, machine operation and trade or labouring roles. Availability depends on the season, location, experience and work rights.
Current vacancies are listed on our Jobs page. If nothing is listed, email jobs@orchardtech.com.au or use Get in Touch — we only place people when a client has work.