farm machinery operator

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hay farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Wet/damp
• Dusty

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Maintain work records and logs
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Tractor
• Vegetable harvester
• Hand tools
• Forklift

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Judgement