Agricultural And Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator

Delroy Orchards is seeking a Mobile Plant Operator. As Mobile Plant Operator your daily duties will
include:

• Preparing and positioning farm plant for safe operation
• Operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow, fertilise and cultivate new horticulture land in preparation for future development
• Peration of telehandlers (manitou) for a diverse range of tasks including unloading trucks in greenfield developments, transporting heavy equipment across/around production sites, beehive relocation during pollination season
• Adjusting speed, height and depth of implements as well as operating attachments to lift, swing, release etc
• Safely connecting and operating a tractor-drawn slasher as part of ongoing orchard maintenance
• Operating open cab tractor towing up to five full fruit bins across several picking crews
• Safe and efficient operation and basic servicing of cherry picker/boom lifts for harvesting
• Keeping bin tallies and writing daily harvest reports
• Undertake basic plant maintenance and coordinating major services and repairs as required with Mechanic.

To be eligible, you must have:

• At least a relevant AQF Cert II or equivalent AND at least 1 year (20+hpw) Relevant experience

OR

• At least 2 years (10+hpw) relevant experience AND at least 2 years post qualifications experience.