Plennegy Research: Tractor Driver at Plennegy Group

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Driving and carrying out regular maintenance and repairs of tractors and other farm implements.
• Operating tractors safely and efficiently.
• Performing inspections of tractors and attachments like graders, rollers, and plows, and ensuring they are well-lubricated.
• Using tractors to transport materials and pull or push agricultural equipment.
• Prepare fields for planting.
• Harvest vegetables by hand or machinery.
• Apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops.
• Inform Farm Manager on progress of crops.
• Operate farm equipment to spray pesticides on weeds along roadside and perimeter of fields to keep weeds down.
• Slashing grass along roads and water ways
• Grading roads
• Assist with any other tasks that may be assigned by the Chief Operating Officer from time to time
• Follows work instructions and procedures as outlined in Starke Ayres Policy Manual

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric (essential)
• Experience in farm equipment and the farm industry
• Extensive knowledge of heavy equipment.
• Experience performing maintenance on tractors and other farming equipment.