Seasonal Orchard Assistants 2025 / 2026

About the role

Our team of assistants help the Suncrest Orchard team to manage the harvesting and transportation of fruit to the packhouse.

The earliest positions start in early / mid November with the final team members starting in late December / early January.

Work goes through until the completion of the cherry export season which is generally late January / early February.

This is a great role offering a variety of duties from setting up the orchard blocks before a harvest crew enters, assigning trees to the harvest crews, weighing buckets, field quality checks, checking trees, loading trailers, clearing blocks after harvest crews have been through, assisting with irrigation and transporting fruit to and from the packhouse.

Work generally starts at 6.00am and daily hours are generally 7 - 9.5 hours although wet weather and crop maturity can interrupt work

We offer a minimum of 32 hours per week.

We offer seasonalfixed term employment agreements.

We have arange of accommodation on the orchard.

Payment is by hourly rate.

If you work until the end of the export cherry harvest season, we pay an End of Season Bonus.

It is a great team environment.

Job Requirements

Excellent communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Good level of fitness

Experience with quad bikes,4 WD's or motorbikes, reversing trailers and staff supervision would be an advantage

Enjoy working outside

Enjoy working as part ofa team

You're self-motivated

You have a positive can-do attitude

You're reliable and punctual

If you like the sound of this role and would like to join a great team then please submit your application by clicking the "Apply now".

We do require a CV as part of the recruitment process.

Please make sure your CV is up to date and in English.

We don't need anything formal or fancy - we only need your previous work experience, where it was, duties you performed and the time frames of the position.

If you performed any work in NZ, please include all details about the employment in your CV.

#J-18808-Ljbffr