Starke Ayres: Tactor/Forklift Driver
Plennegy (Pty) Ltd.
2023-08-04 Oudtshoorn
Job Ref #: T040051
Industry: Supply Chain
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
A role for a Tractor Driver has become available for our Production department in Oudtshoorn. The purpose of this role is to transport materials, plow fields, plant seeds, harvest crops, apply fertilizers, and perform tractor maintenance.
Job Description
oDriving and carrying out regular maintenance and repairs of tractors and other farm implements.oOperating tractors safely and efficiently.oPerforming inspections of tractors and attachments like graders, rollers, and plows, and ensuring they are well-lubricated.oUsing tractors to transport materials and pull or push agricultural equipment.oPrepare fields for planting.oHarvest vegetables by hand or machinery. oApply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops. oInform Farm Manager on progress of crops. oOperate farm equipment to spray pesticides on weeds along roadside and perimeter of fields to keep weeds down. oSlashing grass along roads and water waysoGrading roadsoAssists with all farming activities as requested by the farm manageroIrrigationoLoading and Off-loading of seedoAssist with cleaning of Parent SeedoMaintain garden around the Office buildingoAssist Production with rogueing on onions during active growth and flowering.
Job Requirements
MatricTractor Drivers LicenseoExperience in farm equipment and the farm industryoExtensive knowledge of heavy equipment.oExperience performing maintenance on tractors and other farming equipment.
