PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The purpose of the job is to walk through a potato field daily, for a period of +/- 8 weeks and identify unhealthy and mixed plants and weeds. Remove the unhealthy plants and their tubers and discard them at the end of the field. During the harvesting and planting the rougher will assist at the seed store with receiving, grading, bagging, and general work.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Walk the field and remove sick plants with their tubers.
- Give feedback on what was removed in the field during the rouging field walks.
- During out of season, assist with bagging and grading in Seed Stores.
- Assist with general work when the need arises.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12 or Equivalent
- Experience in working with potato seed.
- Read and write.
- Good communication.
- Team player.
- Able to walk long distances.
- Able to distinguish visually between healthy plants and unhealthy plants.