Student Holiday Work – Quality Control in Fruit Export

About the role

Agrijob is offering a short‑term, hands‑on quality control placement for students during the summer break. After a one‑week training period in Paarl, you will work at one of three fruit‑export sites (Tulbagh, Robertson or Langkloof/Kammanassie) from November to February.

Key responsibilities

• Assist senior Quality Controllers with all aspects of fruit quality inspection at pack houses and depots.
• Measure fruit pressure and total soluble solids (TSS) to assess ripeness and sugar content.
• Conduct general visual inspections of packed fruit and bins, flagging any quality issues.
• Enter inspection data into the Datagear/Dipar application.

Required profile

• Currently enrolled as a 3rd‑year, final‑year or postgraduate student.
• Studying Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Agriculture or a related discipline.
• Available for training in November 2026 and work from November 2026 to February 2027.
• Able to arrange personal accommodation and transport to the chosen location.
• Comfortable working in a pack‑house and agricultural environment.

Required skills

• Strong attention to detail.
• Basic computer literacy for data entry.

What we offer

• Hands‑on experience in a dynamic fruit‑export operation.
• Opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real‑world quality control.
• Networking with industry professionals.