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Tractor Driver (Grain Farm)

How2Apply Talent Network

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Agriculture & Forestry

R7 000 – R8 750/month

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Job Description

Planting to harvest, a mixed crop farm near Umhlanga runs on good tractor drivers. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

What your day looks like

Report breakdowns and help the mechanic with repairs
Hook up and drive ploughs, discs, planters and sprayers
Haul cane, grain or fruit bins from field to shed
Operate combine harvesters during harvest season
Mix and apply sprays exactly as the farm manager prescribes
Plant rows straight, using GPS guidance where the tractor has it

You'll need

Safe driver who respects chemical and machine safety
Willing to work long hours in planting and harvest seasons
Can read job cards and spray instructions
At least 2 years driving tractors on a farm
Available to live on or near the farm

Extra points for

Combine harvester experience
Experience with GPS guidance or auto-steer
Code 8 or Code 10 licence for road trips

What you get

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

How to apply

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: a farmer's reference letter with phone number, tractor or spray course certificates plus ID copy and any driver's licence you hold.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 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 Umhlanga.

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.
A reference from a previous farmer is gold. Ask for it before you leave any farm job.