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Planter Operator (Maize) – Fixed-Term

How2Apply Talent Network

Kempton Park, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 12 hours ago

Full-time Agriculture & Forestry

R8 250 – R10 000/month

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Job Description

You'll drive tractors and farm machines on a mixed crop farm near Kempton Park through planting and harvest. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a mixed crop farm on the Kempton Park side of Gauteng. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

What your day looks like

Record hours, fuel and fields worked on the job card
Check oil, water, tyres and grease points before starting
Mix and apply sprays exactly as the farm manager prescribes
Operate combine harvesters during harvest season
Plant rows straight, using GPS guidance where the tractor has it

What you need

Available to live on or near the farm
Can read job cards and spray instructions
At least 2 years driving tractors on a farm
Willing to work long hours in planting and harvest seasons
Basic understanding of implements and settings

Extra points for

Experience with GPS guidance or auto-steer
A pesticide application or spray course
Code 8 or Code 10 licence for road trips

What you get

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

How to apply

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: tractor or spray course certificates plus a farmer's reference letter with phone number.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 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 Kempton Park.

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

Tips to get shortlisted

Mention GPS or auto-steer if you have used it. Modern grain farms struggle to find operators who know it.
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.