Fruit Thinner – Start date Monday 12th
| Published | 08/10/2026 |
| Location | Ettrick, New Zealand |
| Category | Stonefruit (including Cherries) |
| Job Type | Need Staff Now |
| Number of Roles Available | 1 |
| Start Date | 2026/10/12 |
| End Date | 2026/12/19 |
| Starting Rate | $23.95 |
| Job Benefits | Accommodation |
Description
The bees will soon have done their work, the frosts managed and so now, the baby fruit need room to grow. That’s where you come in!
We are looking for one more person to join our thinning team, starting next Monday 12th October.
What can we offer you?
*Unbeatable team atmosphere – small family-owned company
*Feel appreciated and valued. We put people first
*Awesome location – a great base to explore from (within 2 hours of Dunedin, Queenstown,Wanaka, Invercargill, Catlins)
*Take to our beautiful walking and cycling tracks on your days off
*Affordable, comfortable accommodation
*Fine tune your skills and gain experience
*Make life long connections
What can you offer us?
*A desire to work hard
*Good English and communication skills
*Reliability and punctuality
*Friendly, positive attitude
*Happy to contribute to a team environment
*A willingness to accept instruction
*If possible, a commitment to the whole thinning season (until December)
Being part of a supervised team, you will be removing excess fruitlets from trees so that the remaining ones grow large enough.
Work involves using ladders. It is physically demanding work so you must be confident in your base level of fitness to apply. Any previous orchard, farm work or labouring experience would be an advantage but is not essential. As you will be working up a ladder, you must be comfortable with heights. You need to be fit and healthy!
The work is quite repetitive so you will need the ability to self-motivate to achieve goals and manage yourself when the work is physically demanding. Temperatures in Central Otago can be extreme. The ability to work independently will be an asset to your application.
8.00am and 5.00pm Monday - Saturday are the hours you will be working.
Accommodation is available on the orchard, located near Roxburgh - we have rooms available and options if you are sleeping in your car/van.
Sounds like you? Fantastic! Register your interest, we will then send you an application form to complete and return via email.
Apply now!
*Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or resident, or hold a current WH Visa for the duration of the work period
Job Requirements
You need to be ok working with ladders i.e. not afraid of heights.
Having your own transportation is important as the Orchards are based in Ettrick and Roxburgh East.