MADEC – who provide Harvest Trail Job-Ready sessions – have provided both short sharp information and graphics as a guide to harvest trail work in Shepparton, Cobram, Echuca, Beechworth and Myrtleford regions. A guide to what picking work is available in each season (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring) is also given.
Shepparton Region
- Apple and Pear Picking – Early Starts | Physically demanding | varying work hours | work for unto to 4 months
- Cherry Picking – Early Starts | Short Picking Season | Low impact shoulder height work
- Tomato Picking – Early Starts | Long picking season up to 5 months
- Stone Fruit – Short picking season | picking positions often continue onto packing work
Cobram Region
- Apple and Pear Picking – Early Starts | Physically fit | varying work hours| work for unto to 4 months
- Cherry Picking – Early Starts | Short Picking Season | Low impact shoulder height work
- Citrus Picking – Early Start | Physically demanding | Harvest season can last up to 6 months
- Stone Fruit – Short picking season | picking positions often continue onto packing work
Echuca Region
- Tomato Picking – Early Starts | Long picking season up to 5 months
- Grape Harvest – Low lying trees | Early starts | Short harvest period
Beechworth Region
- Cherry Picking – Early Starts | Short Picking Season | Low impact shoulder height work
- Nuts – Short picking season | Low Lying work picking nuts from the ground
Myrtleford Region
- Apple and Pear Picking – Early Starts | Physically demanding | varying work hours| work for unto to 4 months
- Grape Harvest – Low lying trees | Early starts | Short harvest period
- Nuts – Short picking season | Low Lying work picking nuts from the ground
GETTING JOB READY
MADEC Harvest offices offers Job Ready Inductions, in these inductions candidates are given the opportunity to discuss working in horticulture in an open forum with your local knowledgeable and experienced Harvest Officer. Topics generally covered include, pay, conditions of work, hours, tips to be an effective worker. Candidates will then complete a pre-employment WHS and Workplace orientation induction, once completed, candidates will be referred to work suitable to them, or if there are no positions available at that point in the season, they will be placed on a Job Ready List and will be contacted when suitable work becomes available. Job Ready Sessions are ran on a reoccurring basis, contact your local Harvest Office to book in.
MADEC Harvest Trail Services Shepparton Phone: 03 5829 3600
