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Irrigation
Checking and reporting irrigation problems. Repairs and driving depend on your confirmed duties, training and authorisation.
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Explore this job : Irrigation workerIrrigation
Soil moisture observations are checks of how wet or dry the soil is. You record and report what you find. Your host makes the decisions about irrigation.
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Explore this job : Soil moisture observationsIrrigation
Irrigation system operation means turning the water on and off to blocks of trees. A watering schedule is the plan for when, and for how long, each block gets water. Your host makes the decisions about irrigation and water use. You make only the changes your host tells you to make.
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Explore this job : Irrigation system operation and schedule changesIrrigation
This sheet covers repairs and maintenance with hand tools only. Do only the repairs your host has trained and authorised you to do. Your host will tell you how completed repairs are checked.
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Explore this job : Irrigation repairs and maintenanceIrrigation
This sheet covers flushing by hand only. Use only the method your host has shown you. Use only the line ends or flush points your host has shown you.
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Explore this job : Irrigation line flushing and cleaningSpraying and fertiliser
Fertigation means applying fertiliser through the irrigation system. This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained you and authorised you to do it. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires.
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Explore this job : Fertigation and fertiliser mixingOrchard hand work
Hand collection of rubbish and prunings, and moving drip lines as your host shows you. Repairs and machinery work are separate tasks.
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Explore this job : Block detailing and dripper linesOrchard hand work
Remove stakes by hand, as your host shows you. Your supervisor will tell you which stakes to remove and where to put them. Bird control. Help your host with hand work to keep birds away, as your supervisor tells you. Your host will show you what to do and where to work.
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Explore this job : Stake removal and bird controlVehicles and machinery
Land preparation and soil work. You may operate a tractor with an attachment (also called an implement) that works the soil or ground. Job names include disc, grader blade or smudge, X-plane, harrow and stick rake. Your host will tell you which tractor and attachment to use, where to work and what each job is for.
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Explore this job : Land preparation and soil workingOrchard hand work
This sheet covers hand pruning and hand removal of prunings only. Your host decides which branches to cut and will show you how. Use only the hand tools your host provides, in the way you were shown.
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Explore this job : Pruning and removal of pruningsVehicles and machinery
You may operate a tractor with a mulcher or slasher attachment (also called an implement). Your host will tell you which tractor and attachment to use and where to work. Only if you are trained and authorised. Operate a tractor with a mulcher or slasher only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that tractor and attachment. A licence alone does not show you can operate it safely. Get training for each new tractor model and each new attachment.
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Explore this job : Mulching and slashingOrchard hand work
This sheet covers hand work only. Your host will show you what to remove, how to do it and where to put it. You may pick up rubbish and other material by hand in the areas your supervisor shows you. If your host gives you a hand tool, such as a shovel, use it only as your host shows you.
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Explore this job : Orchard sanitation and general clean-upSpraying and fertiliser
Orchard and foliar spraying. This is specialist chemical work. Use only what your host gives you: the products, amounts, equipment, settings and method in your host's spray instructions.
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Explore this job : Orchard and foliar sprayingSpraying and fertiliser
Weed spraying. You may spray herbicide (a chemical that kills weeds) to control weeds in the orchard, such as along the tree rows. This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained, assessed and authorised you for the chemical work, the tractor or vehicle, and the spray unit. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires. A licence alone does not show you can do the work safely.
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Explore this job : Weed sprayingSpraying and fertiliser
Spot spraying means spraying chemical only on the spots or small areas your host tells you. This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job, your host has trained you and authorised you to do it, and you have any licence or qualification the work requires. Drive the Mule only after your host has trained you, assessed you and authorised you to drive that vehicle. A licence alone does not show you can drive it safely.
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Explore this job : Spot spraying from Mule with hand wandSpraying and fertiliser
Lime is spread on the soil to change how acid the soil is (its pH), improve the soil and give the trees calcium. Operate a tractor and spreader only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate them safely and authorised you.
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Explore this job : Lime spreading on an almond farmHarvest
Your host will tell you which shaker to use and which blocks and rows to shake. Only if you are trained, assessed and authorised. Operate a shaker only if your host has trained and assessed you on that machine and authorised you to operate it. You must also be trained in the farm's traffic management plan. Your host will confirm whether the work needs a licence. You must hold any licence the work requires, and give your host a copy if asked. A licence alone does not show you can operate the machine safely. After you are signed off, your trainer or supervisor will check your work from time to time.
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Prepare for your placement
Before you start, your host will give you the job description and safe work instructions for your actual duties, the PPE you need, a farm induction and training for your tasks. Follow those instructions. Do not do any work without the required PPE, training and authorisation. Complete the induction at every new farm, and get the instructions and training for every new task. If anything is missing, unsafe or unclear, stop and ask your supervisor. You can also contact Orchard Tech.
Supervision and language help
Ask for a demonstration, an explanation or language help whenever you do not understand.
Orchard Tech is your employer. Your host farm (your host) directs your daily work. Both are responsible for your health and safety. Raise questions or safety concerns with your supervisor or Orchard Tech: Hari Yellina, 0439 32 32 32, or Soana Fanua, 0400 174 471.
