Spray Tractor Operator (Orchards)

You'll drive tractors and farm machines on a sugar cane estate near Pietermaritzburg through planting and harvest. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Pietermaritzburg. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Wash equipment after spraying and store chemicals safely
• Operate combine harvesters during harvest season
• Plant rows straight, using GPS guidance where the tractor has it
• Report breakdowns and help the mechanic with repairs
• Clear firebreaks and grade farm roads when needed
• Mix and apply sprays exactly as the farm manager prescribes
• Record hours, fuel and fields worked on the job card

• Safe driver who respects chemical and machine safety
• Reliable and sober on duty
• Available to live on or near the farm
• Can read job cards and spray instructions

• Combine harvester experience
• Code 8 or Code 10 licence for road trips

• Overtime paid during planting and harvest
• Training on new machinery
• Farm housing with water and electricity

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