Casual Glasshouse Worker
Are you physically fit & hard-working, looking for a casual hands-on role in Tuakau?
About us
For over 125 years, T&G Fresh has nourished generations of Kiwis with fresh fruit and vegetables. We grow, pack, market, sell, distribute, import and export fresh produce from our own orchards and farms, as well as from over 700 Kiwi growers.
We are New Zealand's largest producer and packer of hothouse tomatoes. These crops are grown in state-of-the-art, environmentally controlled glasshouses, across our four North Island sites, and are packaged for both local and export markets all-year round.
Our mindsets are: Do the Mahi, Be Bold, One Team and Take Good Care. Our talented team members embody these mindsets and are passionate about making a difference at T&G.
About the opportunity
We’re looking for physically fit candidates to join our Glasshouse Worker team on a casual basis. You will be working with our tomato crop in our Tuakau glasshouse.
This is a hands-on role where you'll be involved in tasks such as:
Supporting crop rotation activities, which are physically demanding and involve lifting up to 25kg
Picking and harvesting tomatoes
De-leafing and pruning plants
Clipping and twisting vines
This is an active role where you’ll be on your feet for most of the shift, including bending, reaching, and lifting.
About You
We’re looking for team members who are:
🍅Physically fit, able to lift up to 25kg and handle physically demanding tasks
🍅 Prior horticulture experience would be an added advantage
🍅 Reliable, hard-working and enjoy working in a team
🍅 A positive attitude & willingness to learn new skills (training provided)
🍅 Comfortable working in warm to hot conditions and on a high trolley when required
🍅 Available to work casual shifts during glasshouse operating hours (typically Monday to Saturday, 7:30am – 4:00pm)
What’s in It for You?
🍅 Full on-the-job training
🍅 Supportive and friendly team environment
🍅 Opportunities to develop a career in horticulture
🍅 Horticulture work that is not weather dependent
Apply Now
If you’re looking for a hands-on role in a supportive team environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and we’ll be in touch!
Proof of eligibility to work in New Zealand is required for all applicants, we are not able to sponsor visa applications for this position. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory drug test and security check.
We want T&G to be a place where everyone is accepted, respected and celebrated for who they are – regardless of our similarities or differences. It’s essential that everyone can be themselves and thrive, and that together we create a diverse and vibrant workplace.
- Team
- Growing
- Locations
- Tuakau
- Employment type
- Temporary
Grow your career with us
Help us grow healthier futures, and your own too.
At T&G, you do more than join a company. You grow healthier futures. Not only your own future, but everyone and everything around you – your whānau, community and our natural environment.
This single purpose – to grow healthier futures – is what gets us out of bed every morning and why we do what we do.
How we make this happen is through our 2,000+ people. It takes a diverse range of great people, united by our energy, care, creativity and drive, to grow, distribute and sell delicious fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis and consumers around the world. And with our incredible 124-year history, we’re passionate about growing an even stronger and better T&G for generations to come.
If you’d like to be part of our exciting journey, come and join us. We offer unlimited opportunities to grow your future with us.
About T&G Global
Our story began more than 125 years ago as Turners and Growers, a fruit auction business in Auckland. Today, as T&G, our fresh, delicious produce nourishes people in more than 60 countries around the world. Together, we’re united in growing healthier futures.