Working as an apple packer in Motueka
A short account of packhouse work at an apple packer in Motueka, on the South Island. Packhouse work is indoors, hourly-paid and needs no experience, which makes it one of the easiest entry points into New Zealand seasonal work. This season ran March to May at 40 hours a week. The rate quoted dates from the season described; the adult minimum wage is now NZD 23.95 an hour.
Working as an apple packer in Motueka!
I worked for James Apple Packhouse in Motueka for more than 1 month and this was extremely an easy and happy job. We worked only 40 hours/week from Monday to Friday, with salary 15.25$/h. All we need to do was to pick apples from the round box and put into the tray. There was one interesting point in this packhouse which made me really impressed. That was: we had cakes for break time from boss quite often in week. This is not a big packhouse, but the atmospheres so warm and friendly. After season finished, boss even helped us to find job in kiwifruit packhouse. I would like to recommend this packhouse to anyone who wanna find jobs in Motueka. Job in James packhouse may begins from March and finishes in May. This is the address and phone number of my boss:
James Packhouse
Address: 85 Brooklyn Valley, Motueka 7120
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