We are seeking General-Purpose Tractor Operators to manage medium-power tractor operations including amendment haulage, light field haulage, and gypsum application on our expanding sugarcane estate. You will operate 120 - 140 hp MFWD tractors equipped with tipping trailers, gypsum applicators, and complementary attachments. This role supports broader land preparation and development operations while maintaining equipment in optimal condition.
Qualification, skills and Competencies
- Valid NTSA Class G12 heavy agricultural equipment operator licence.
- Minimum three (3) years' hands-on experience operating agricultural tractors, preferably 120 hp or above.
- Demonstrated experience towing heavy agricultural or tipping trailers in commercial farming, plantation, quarry, earthworks, or similar field environments.
- Demonstrated ability to operate tractors safely on soft, uneven, muddy, and partially prepared terrain.
- Experience operating gypsum, fertilizer, lime, manure, or other soil amendment applicators will be an added advantage.
- Experience in large-scale commercial agriculture, sugarcane production, plantation development, or land development will be an added advantage.
- Understanding of tractor mechanics, safe towing procedures, trailer braking systems, and weight distribution principles; proficiency with implement PTO systems is required.
- Basic knowledge of soil amendments, application rates, and the relationship between amendment application and soil improvement.
- Understanding of the advantages of flotation tires for safe operation on soft, partially prepared ground.