Tractor Driver (Grain Farm)

Big machines, long days in season: a sugar cane estate near Pietermaritzburg needs a skilled operator. 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.

• Clear firebreaks and grade farm roads when needed
• Plant rows straight, using GPS guidance where the tractor has it
• Record hours, fuel and fields worked on the job card
• Mix and apply sprays exactly as the farm manager prescribes
• Hook up and drive ploughs, discs, planters and sprayers
• Wash equipment after spraying and store chemicals safely

• Basic understanding of implements and settings
• At least 2 years driving tractors on a farm
• Reliable and sober on duty
• Can read job cards and spray instructions
• Available to live on or near the farm

• Basic mechanical skills
• Combine harvester experience
• Experience with GPS guidance or auto-steer

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

• 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.