Employment

Position: Whatawhata Berry Farm Front of House Team

If you're a fun, energetic individual ready to help us create memorable moments, we want to hear from you!

We are seeking employees for our front of house team at Whatawhata Berry Farm. This is a public facing position where you will handle customers on a daily basis. This role is suited for individuals with strong communication skills, ability to work in a team and a general understanding of customer service.

Job duties:

  • Create real fruit ice-creams
  • Manage the cash-register and customer sales
  • Ensure shelves are regularly stocked
  • Maintain store cleanliness
  • Provide exceptional customer service
  • Able to work in a high energy environment 

To apply for this job, please click here and fill out our application form.

Position: Pack House Manager – Strawberries

We are currently looking for an experiences Pack house manager to manage our busy straw-berry pack house operation.

Job Spec:

  • Supervising the Pack house operations to ensure all sale orders are processed on time.
  • Supervise and train other employees in safely handling delicate produce in accordance with Food Hygiene standards
  • Staff rosters
  • Maintaining employee attendance records
  • Auditing start and finish times
  • Process weekly Payroll
  • Quality control and
  • Ensuring all health and safety requirements are met
  • Hours: 7 am to 5 pm (highly flexible)
  • Must have the ability to work outside these hours
  • Days: Monday to Saturday (7 days preference)
  • Full Drivers Licence
  • Forklift Licence
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Clean Police record
  • Previous experience in pack house supervision and Food Hygiene standards

To apply for this job, please click here and fill out our application form.

Position: Strawberry 'Production Line' Packer

We are currently looking for an experienced Strawberry 'Production Line' Packer.

Job Spec:

Physical Work:

  • Working at a packing table packing strawberries into numerous punnets
  • Grading berries for size, colour , shape and ripeness
  • Sorting damaged and unsaleable berries to waste product
  • Packing previously graded strawberries into different shape punnets for various markets
  • Weigh the completed punnet
  • Place them in the conveyor

Attributes:

  • One needs the ability to stand comfortably whilst working all day
  • Good hand/eye con-ordination
  • Quick decision making abilities
  • Fast and continuos work rate
  • Systematic and methodical thought processes.
  • Flexibility in working hours (dependant on crop harvest)
  • Ability to understand instruction and learn techniques quickly
  • Good strong work ethics and the ability to work long hours (10-14 hours some days)

Other Points:

  • Work in a large close team of many cultures
  • Fluent English language
  • Incentive payment scheme based on quality/quantity of packed berries
  • The ability to work in a 'close family environment'
  • Reliable and dependable to fulfil contract.
  • Prompt and conscious of start and finish times and break times
  • Limited staff accommodation at a subsidised cost
  • Limited staff transport at a subsidised cost

To apply for this job, please click here and fill out our application form.

Position: Contract Strawberry Picker

We are currently looking for an experienced Contract Strawberry Picker.

Job Spec:

Physical Work:

  • Pick strawberries from a bending over position into 2litre ice cream bowl
  • Grading and sorting berries in the fields
  • Cleaning off of damaged and diseased berries from the plants
  • Cleaning off of old diseased leaves from the plants
  • Placing the 12@ 1 kg bowls of strawberries into bread trays
  • Carry and stacking the full 15 kg bread trays at the end of the line
  • Recording and collating your individual totals with the truck driver for process
  • Work hours generally from 6am to 1 pm 7days per week (weather dependant)

Attributes:

  • One needs the ability to bend whilst working
  • Good hand/eye co-ordination
  • Quick decision making abilities
  • Systematic and methodical work speed
  • Flexibility in working hours (dependant on crop harvest )
  • Ability to understand instruction and learn techniques quickly
  • Good strong work ethics and the ability to work quickly
  • The endurance to work out side in all weather condition from rain to hot sun.
  • Mostly daily harvest completed between the hours of 6am and 2 pm

Other Points:

  • Work in a large close team of many cultures
  • Fluent English language
  • Incentive payment scheme based on quality/quantity of packed berries
  • The ability to work in a 'close family environment'
  • Reliable and dependable to fulfil contract.
  • Prompt and conscious of start and finish times and break times
  • Limited staff accommodation at a subsidised cost
  • Limited staff transport at a subsidised cost
  • One has the ability to earn up to $20-00 per hour

To apply for this job, please click here and fill out our application form.

Position: Heavy Truck Driver

We are currently looking for an experienced Truck Driver.

Job Spec:

  • Loading and un loading 8.5 ton curtain slider truck
  • Hamilton to Auckland daily run
  • Class 4 drivers licence
  • Forklift Licence
  • First aid certificate
  • Experience in the driving industry
  • Documentation (raising consignment notes
  • 5-7 days per week (negotiable)
  • Flexibility with working hours
  • Ability to work and communicate with wide range of nationalities

To apply for this job, please click here and fill out our application form.