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Forklift and Tractor Driver (Farm Shed)

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Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Agriculture & Forestry

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Job Description

You'll drive tractors and farm machines on a mixed crop farm near Pietermaritzburg through planting and harvest. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

The work, day to day

Record hours, fuel and fields worked on the job card
Operate combine harvesters during harvest season
Clear firebreaks and grade farm roads when needed
Mix and apply sprays exactly as the farm manager prescribes
Haul cane, grain or fruit bins from field to shed
Hook up and drive ploughs, discs, planters and sprayers

You'll need

Willing to work long hours in planting and harvest seasons
Safe driver who respects chemical and machine safety
Basic understanding of implements and settings
Can read job cards and spray instructions
Available to live on or near the farm
Reliable and sober on duty

Extra points for

A pesticide application or spray course
Basic mechanical skills
Code 8 or Code 10 licence for road trips

What you get

Harvest bonus at season end
Overtime paid during planting and harvest
Farm housing with water and electricity

How to apply for this job

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Pietermaritzburg really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): a farmer's reference letter with phone number plus tractor or spray course certificates.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Pietermaritzburg.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

List the machines you can drive and the implements you have used. Farmers want to know if you can plant, spray or harvest on day one.
A reference from a previous farmer is gold. Ask for it before you leave any farm job.