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Friendly, small cherry orchard located close to Cromwell. Sarita Orchard only produces cherries. These are harvested and packed between 10th December - 28th January. This is the only period that we requires additional assistance on the orchard. Recruiting pickers and packers for December and January. 

Join our team! We employ up to 70 people in our packhouse and 150+ on the orchards.

 Work starts around mid-December and ends late January.

 We have jobs for the following:

• pickers
• bucket assistants
• packhouse grading or box making

A friendly and social working environment where people have the opportunity to have an adventure in Central Otago while earning great pay. 

We have over 400 seasonal staff and have jobs suitable for everyone. 

Recruiting now for orchard roles and registering interest for 2023/24 Cherry season.

We are a cherry and stonefruit orchard situated 5km from Alexandra. We pride ourselves on a family friendly atmosphere that produces quality produce while looking after our staff to the highest degree. 

Remarkable Orchards is a family run operation that aims to produce quality fruit in a manner that is both sustainable and environmentally responsible. 

Work commences mid October - until April

41 Hectare cherry and apple orchard, free accommodation provided. 

H&J Roberts Orchards and Fruit Stall operate in Earnscleugh, halfway between Alexandra and Clyde. The Roberts family first stepped foot onto Earnscleugh soil, in 1961 and the orchard has stayed a close family concern ever since.

Producing delicious apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums and pears, our packaging and trade name is ‘Southern Fresh’.

From late spring to early summer we hire casual contract staff for fruit thinning, picking and packing jobs.

Producing exceptional eating fruit requires a team of committed people that share our philosophy.

We are inspired by the past, but we are always looking toward the future. We believe you must never forget where you come from.

New Zealand Cherry Corp grew out of a 40-year friendship and partnership between Bob Robertson and Henry van der Velden and their families. It now owns the largest netted cherry orchard in New Zealand and has been involved in growing, picking and exporting cherries since 2005.