Trevelyan's ,A Truely NZ Kiwi Packhouse- Part 2

Continue from part 1  .

Kiwifruits Packhouse packing season aka peak season is from April -July . Some ends earlier while some later (depends on the harvest season/weather)

But don't get me wrong , Its doesn't mean  that Kiwifruits Packhouse only open 3 months a year. They do works for like 8-10months (approximately) per year.

Within the period that i've joined Trevelyan , I have experience a lot :

April - July            : Kiwifruits Packing Season (required the most vacancies)

July  - October       : Kiwifruits Re-packing Season (only selected WHS will be joining)

October- November : Avocados Season (only permanent stuff)

In my previous post , i've wrote about April-July .

I still remembered that when come to the end of packing season , all of us are afraid yet nervous ,wondering that do we get the job for Re-packing coz if we don't we need to move all the way to south island for winter jobs .

I am honored that me and my housemates ,group of 12 have been chosen to joined their repacking season.

Basically what they do in re-packing season is to re-pack all the packaging which have been pack in packing season before export to other country. This is to ensure the quality of productions .

This jobs required to stand at least 10-12hrs per day (smoko every 2hrs) .

No doubt ,its a boring jobs .Why? Coz your only jobs is to :

take a box of kiwifruits (various size,various amount) > Open the box and take 2-4 kiwifruits each time > turnaround view 360 degree to check any rotten or cuts.

 Routine for 24/7 till end of seasons.

                                 
                                Last day of Re-packing (lol..i look so dumb)

But ofcourse, We do play,joke ,sing and dance around....Its real fun when i recalled back now. Its also challenging sometimes when they are in rush of sending orders out . We need to be Turbo Fast ,Efficient and most important Qualities !

I have learns something precious is the real real Team works

                                       Our Last Pallet Of The Year
                                                   The End Of The Kiwifruits

Apart from that ,
We do get a chance to get involved with Avocados. Its fun Packing with Avos .

                                    drool....they looks so fresh ,big and tempting!

it was their last day...my both lovely companions in NZ all the  while (their photo with Hobbit n Gay)

 

 At the end of the seasons in November , Each of us are required to bring some handmade food for share lunch (party) . I've made Curry Puff,Banana Muffin, and...i cant remember eh... haha.. its really fun .The permanent staff do present us some maori songs and performance ..

Oh ...and...we were requested by Gay ...She asked us (our group) to sing or perform them our Msian culture...

We were so panic..don know what to do nor either have any rehearsal.In the end we sang a fast version of Rasa Sayang and Moon Represent My Heart (direct transalate)  . Its was such an embarrassing time ! But they do seem enjoying Rasa Sayang. 

The group of us who sang...funny part was...there's Hong Kong-nese n Taiwanese Join with us...haha

Wonder how come i rated them the best packhouse to  work with ? Join them and you will find out why .

Lastly , Trevelyan do provide accommodations with reasonable price.

For More Information About Trevelyan :

Website                     :http://www.trevelyan.co.nz/

FaceBook Page             :Become Fans of Trevelyan

Email/Contact Number :http://www.trevelyan.co.nz/contact.html

Address          : Trevelyan’s Pack and Cool Ltd.

                        310 No.1 Road ,R.D. 2,

                        Te Puke,New Zealand.

P/s : I apologize for no videos up as i promised due to the slow internet connection problem +files is too big

P/P/s: I realized that many of my precious readers did contact Trevelyan for more information and jobs . Hope you guys get the jobs and love the place i recommended .

Trevelyan's ,A Truely NZ Kiwi Packhouse- Part 1

Dear Readers ,
I honestly thank you very much for your full support .
I know i have been absent on my blog for quite sometime, I promise i will balance my time to consistency drop something special here  .
oh...and im Flying to NZ again soon!


Today im gonna share about the best seasonal job place I've worked in New Zealand.


When i mentioned "Seasonal JOB" or "Horticulture Jobs" or even  "Viticulture Jobs"...What do you think of ? How did your imagination shows ?


Peoples that i've shared about , Never had a clear pictures until i told them wasn't that way and they will be real surprise about it.


When i mentioned about kiwifruit pack house ,which will you think of ?
Seeka ?Satara ? Apata ?Eastpack?Hukapack ?


For me.....Its always Trevelyan's !!


Why Trevelyan ?


Because ...

TREVELYAN's , A very peaceful environment which never let you feel homesick,A place where you meets all the great people~
A place where you work with all awesome and caring management team (Gay ,Jodi ,Linda,Brenda etc).
A place that i Experience the most hectic repack season with Trevelyan(compulsory 12hours per-day... and compulsory repack 1000 pallet per-week)which was scary but enjoyable~
Last but not least~A Place and peoples that i would never forget in my life. Thanks for the opportunities being with Trevelyan in the year of April 2008-November2008 .

 

Love to share some of the packhouse photos...I think which might fix some of your imagination.

               Production Entrance Left and Right

  

The Grading Area (which i do)

 

loads of kiwis came from different growers

 

We  grade for the best to export

 

 

The machine automatically rolled the kiwis for packing

 

The Packing Area

The machine  will auto generate the size and different label to the right lane for packaging

 

In peak season , They have 2 shift which is day and night shift .

Every shift ,they have few hundreds of candidates playing (works out) with the KIWIs.

Although jobs are kinda boring as you do  not really required your brain to function + routinely same jobs but Its really an amazing time .

I worked in night shift and i love it to the max.Jobs at 6pm to 3am .

The atmosphere was so warming and the background radio music...recalled me of some elder permanent staff...they love to switch from pop radio to 50's 60's music..which made me unforgettable.

Packing seasons started in end of march all the way to june .

They used to do celebration when peak season ends. The management get so well prepared for  all the WHS candidates .

 We have gathering celebration with all the WHS around the world

 

The prepared 'HANGI' for us which was Maori's Traditional meal. 

(a must try food in NZ) 

Its really taste special. (although i don used to the taste)

 Ok...I knew its doesn't look tasty and i bet you must be wondering whats that .

Its actually contains Chicken , Pork,Mutton,Lamb and with generous portions of root vegetables such as kumara (sweet potato),pumpkin,carrot,potato,onions and cabbage.

What i meant its special because its doesn't contains any salt but some might add up some herbs like rosemary or garlic

More Info (from google/wikipedia) :
Hāngi  is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven still used for special occasions.

This is how they heat from rare  to cooked

 

After finishing our Hangi ,

The Maori's even prepared their traditional dance .

I love their Haka Dance very much! Damm Cool!

Im trying to share some video but keep on fail uploading , will figure it out soon

People that i will never forget

Linda and Gay

My bunch of Housemates

My direct supervisor

(omg , i look like dumpling! Its winter man!)

My Working Partners

(without them , i can't imagine how's work done .

coz they are the one joke with me for the 10-12hours 24/7)

Lastly , Missyaki in the house !

P/S : If anyone of you happened to work with Trevelyan , Please do send my regards to Jodi , Gay ,Linda,Brenda and all of them ! Tell them i miss them and will visit them soon!

Coming up next , 

Trevelyan's Part 2 ,Re-pack life and also Maori dance video !

Stay tune ! Promise this time wouldn't be long as im fully job free!