Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Mobile Plant Operator
About the Role: This full-time role offers an opportunity for a skilled and motivated Mobile Plant Operator to join our operations team.
Responsibilities include operating agricultural and horticultural plant to clear and cultivate land, sow, and harvest crops using tractors, attachments and other machinery while ensuring efficient, safe operation without crop damage.
Salary: $68,864 to $95,000 depending on experience. Location: ****B Hattah-Robinvale Road, Wemen VIC ****, Carina West Processing Facility.
What You'll Be Doing
Preparing and positioning plant for operation.
Operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land, sow, fertilise, cultivate, and harvest crops while avoiding damage; adjusting speed, height, and depth of implements to suit operational needs.
Operating plant to hold, lift, and cut trees; using attachments to lift, swing, release, and sort trees and logs, including auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log-splitting machines; feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs.
Loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks; keeping log tallies and preparing work reports.
Servicing plant and performing minor repairs as required.
What We're Looking For
AQF Certificate II or equivalent with at least 1 year (20+ hpw) relevant experience, or at least 2 years relevant experience and 2 years post-qualification experience.
Strong skills in operating tractors, attachments, and other agricultural plant.
Ability to work safely and efficiently in a busy orchard environment.
Commitment to maintaining high operational and safety standards.
Excellent time management and work reporting skills.
What We Offer
Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Focus on work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
A supportive and rewarding work environment.
About Us
Select Harvests is one of Australia's largest almond growers and a leading agribusiness, dedicated to the sustainable production, processing, and marketing of high-quality almonds. With over 9,000 hectares of almond orchards across the country, we are committed to maintaining excellence in farming and environmental management.
Our vertically integrated business model allows us to control the entire supply chain, from growing and harvesting to processing and exporting almonds to global markets. We pride ourselves on innovative farming techniques, commitment to sustainability, and focus on producing premium, healthy food products. Core values: safety, quality, teamwork, and sustainability.
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