The Artisan is mainly deployed on (a) carrying out general field work in crop production, i.e. land preparation, planting or seed sowing, irrigation, weeding, pesticide application, fertilizer application, harvesting, etc.; (b) propagating and maintaining vegetable seedlings and/or fruit trees for production and investigation purposes; (c) conducting specialized field works according to experimental and development requirements; (d) operating farm machinery such as rotary cultivator, mower, motorized-sprayer, and other farm equipment; and carrying out minor maintenance and repairs; (e) conducting engraving and labelling for farm equipment; and (f) carrying out other relevant duties.

The candidate should (a) have Primary Six education; (b) have at least 3 years’ working experience in the relevant field; (c) be able to read and write simple Chinese and speak fluent Cantonese, and be able to read simple English; and (d) pass a trade test.