Job description

STS - Level 3 Horticultural Labourers About Burlington Berries Burlington Berries is located at Burlington Farm in the beautiful agricultural hub of Cressy Tasmania. With a rich history in the horticulture industry, we specialise in growing a delicious range of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries for supply to Driscolls Australia.

Our Vision “To grow the best soft fruit company, excel in all areas, enjoy a safe and inclusive workplace and responsibly manage the environment while benefiting the local community.”

About the Opportunity Burlington Berries is looking for 50 Horticultural Labourers to join its team. The Horticultural Labourers will assist the Burlington Berries management team in harvest supervision, operating machinery and undertaking labouring tasks within the irrigation team.

In your role as a Horticultural Labourer, your duties will include but are not limited to:

• driving motor lorries or mechanical harvesters or forklifts
• operating tractors with engine capacity of over 70 kW
• undertaking minor maintenance of plant
• supervising and coordinating a team of workers
• recording detailed information on production and quality indicators
• undertaking irrigation monitoring tasks and minor maintenance.

Work may also include picking and packing strawberries, raspberries and blackberries to the quality standards set by Burlington Berries management team. There may also be some general labourer duties including non-harvest tasks such as planting, pruning, weeding, canopy management, tunnel work/maintenance, irrigation and general horticultural duties.

The work is indoors and outdoors and will be physically demanding. Some heavy lifting is required, and many tasks involve reaching your hands above your head and/or bending over for long periods of time. This is a labour-intensive role and work can become repetitive.

You must be able to commit to about 6 months minimum work, with recruitments commencing in September/October until May/early June and additional recruitments commencing May/early June until January/February. Start dates will be staggered depending on production.

About You Candidates must be motivated and willing to work at a quick pace, with accuracy. Candidates must be flexible with their work hours and be able to work weekends at short notice. Successful candidates will be required to start early in the mornings on sunrise in a range of weather conditions, working an average of 38 hours per week.

No previous experience is necessary.

About the Benefits The successful candidate will be offered permanent full-time employment for a minimum of 6 months under the Horticulture Award. You will be paid a Level 3 hourly rate of $25.63 per hour (subject to wage increase July 2026).

All berry picking work will be paid under a piecerate system, NOT HOURLY. The piece rate will change daily in reflection of the job being undertaken and you will be guaranteed a daily minimum hourly rate under the piecerate system.

Potential to upskill to other positions is available and include but not limited to the following roles; Assistant Supervisor, Senior Supervisor and machinery operators.

How to Apply If you wish to be considered for this role and feel you meet all of the above selection criteria, please apply by sending an updated CV/resume, cover letter, 2 professional references to employ@burlingtonberries.com.au Please include Level 3 Horticultural Labourers and Job ID number in the email subject line. Applications that do not state the Job ID will not be considered for the position. Only successful applicants will be contacted. The applicant must address the following selection criteria in their application:
• Be physically fit and healthy (physically demanding/repetitive work)
• Be available to work 6 days a week
• MUST be available for early starts, around sunrise
• MUST be willing to work late afternoon/evenings as required
• MUST be able to work weekends at very short notice
• MUST be able to work as a part of a team or solo
• MUST be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Commit to 6 months minimum work
• Demonstrate ability to acquire good speed and to learn manual tasks
• Demonstrate ability to stand for long periods of time