About the Role
To assist in the packing shed by sorting and clustering bananas to meet quality and customer specifications, ensuring fruit is handled correctly and safely while maintaining efficiency, cleanliness, and compliance with company procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect banana hands and process them into clusters that meet company and customer specifications
- Remove fruit that does not meet quality standards, including damaged, oversized, or defective bananas
- Cut banana hands into correctly sized and uniform clusters for packing
- Ensure clusters are consistent in size, appearance, and presentation
- Handle fruit carefully during all stages to prevent bruising or damage
- Remove foreign material (e.g. leaves, debris) and ensure fruit cleanliness
- Direct rejected fruit to designated scrap areas
- Communicate any quality concerns or inconsistencies to the Supervisor
Skills & Requirements
- Ability to follow instructions and work procedures
- Good attention to detail and quality standards
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Safe use of knives and tools
- Physically capable of repetitive manual tasks and standing for extended periods