Articulated Tractor Operator & Chemical Sprayer

Mph Agriculture; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MPH Agriculture operates a 6,000Ha cropping and livestock business near Werribee / Little River, Melbourne. We seek an experienced Tractor Operator with Chemical Sprayer skills to manage planting, spraying and harvest operations, including auto-steer technologies and equipment maintenance.

The successful candidate will work on-site with duties spanning tractor operations, seeding with rate controllers, and routine servicing, in a team environment and under supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience operating large articulated tractors (300+ hp).
• Experience with boom sprays and chemical applications.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance and minor servicing of farm machinery.

Responsibilities

• Plant operation including tractor operations, harvesting, sowing, spray operations.
• Seeding using auto steer & rate controllers.
• Operation of earth moving plant (dependent upon High Risk/Industry tickets).
• Daily maintenance of plant, including greasing, hot and cold checks.
• Servicing of machinery as required.
• Farm maintenance and repairs of equipment and facilities.
• General farm duties as required.
• Work under routine supervision either individually or in a team environment.
• Exercise discretion within your level of skill and training and be accountable for the quality of your own work subject to routine supervision.

Skills

Tractor operation

Boom spraying

Maintenance tasks

Education

Chemical User Certificate

Tools

GreenStar auto-steer

CASE auto-steer & mapping

Horward Bagshaw air seeders

HR/HC Truck licence

Job description

MPH Agriculture operates a 6,000Ha cropping and livestock business near Werribee / Little River, Melbourne. We seek an experienced Tractor Operator with Chemical Sprayer skills to manage planting, spraying and harvest operations, including auto-steer technologies and equipment maintenance.

The successful candidate will work on-site with duties spanning tractor operations, seeding with rate controllers, and routine servicing, in a team environment and under supervision.