KONO NZ Looking for Kono Orchard Work – Harvest Season at Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand Full Time

We have several positions available to join our harvest team between February and May 2024.

If you have any experience in horticulture or simply have an interest then please reach out and see if this is the right opportunity for you. Full training and PPE is provided.

Kono is a Māori-family owned top 100, premium New Zealand food and beverage company with a unique 500-year intergenerational plan, Te Pae Tawhiti. Our interests span wine, horticulture and craft beer. Wakatū, our parent company, and Kono live by deeply held values including kaitiakitanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga.

Our orchards are located on land that holds immense significance to Wakatū whānau. With views of cherished maunga, awa and marae, these lands serve as a reminder to place, people and events.

With 224 hectares of planted land, we grow apples, kiwifruit, pears and hops on our Motueka orchards.

Skills

We are on the lookout for people with a positive attitude, great time management skills, effective communication and the physical ability for this hands on work. The below key experiences would also be an advantage for these roles:

• Driving Tractors
• Forklift Operators
• Hops Transportation

This work is full-time, 40 plus hours per week, six days per week between February and May. Applicants need to be flexible with the days and hours of work.

A full NZ or equivalent driver’s license is required, and applicants must be willing to sit a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.

If you are a hands on practical person, keen to get outside and work with a great orchard team then please get in touch.