Note: The following required skills should be applied as appropriate to the equipment and processes that are used in the particular winery or workplace. Ability to: Access workplace information to identify harvest support requirements Liaise with other work areas Select, fit and use appropriate personal protective clothing and/or equipment Select, attach and set up appropriate equipment Carry out pre-operational checks of equipment according to workplace procedures Operate equipment safely Identify and rectify, remove and/or report potential occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards Collect grapes from the discharge conveyer. This should include: avoiding all contact with or damage to other machinery and equipment, vines, trellises or fences safe handling of equipment maintaining appropriate speed and distance starting off and swapping over changing rows day-time and night-time harvesting variety of harvesting conditions and varieties Monitor grape collection activities. This may include monitoring: equipment breakages or malfunction vine or trellis damage grape quality and quantity matter other than grapes (MOG) collected load weight chemical application to fruit loads collection accuracy of grapes tipping accuracy of grapes at receival point progress congestion or backlog at receival point performance according to specifications Report and/or record problems and/or corrective action Identify, rectify and/or report environmental non-compliance Shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation Shut down equipment in response to routine shutdown requirements Handle, prepare and add chemicals according to instructions Take the necessary action to protect fruit quality where possible. This may include parking fruit carriers in a shaded area Deliver grapes to receival point according to instructions. This may include tipping the trailer or gondola Maintain workplace records according to workplace standards Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards Use appropriate cleaning techniques Carry out routine maintenance of equipment according to enterprise procedures Use oral communication skills/language to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor Work cooperatively within a culturally diverse workforce |