Horticultural mobile machine operators - Invercargill
Southland
Mobile Horticulture Machine OperatorPay Range: $45 - $55 per hour, depending on experience
Triflor NZ Ltd. is a Southland based, large horticultural company, specialized in the cultivation of tulip bulbs.For our upcoming harvest season, from late December until early March, we are looking for 5 horticultural mobile machine operators who have experience with the operation of specialist double net tulip harvesters and a sound knowledge of product care of tulip bulbs during the harvesting process to ensure that we continue to produce bulbs of the highest quality..
The horticultural mobile machine operators are part of a harvesting team which works closely together with the crop manager and must be able, due to the perishability of the produce, to meet daily set harvesting targets.
As part of your role you will be required to do the following:- Operate a specialised “double net” tulip harvesting combination machine.
- Carry out daily maintenance on the double net” tulip harvesting combination machine (e.g. greasing, calibrating of GSP system and calibrating counters).
- Carry out small repair on the double net” tulip harvesting combination machine to ensure continued operation.
- Assist, if required at other locations of the operation of machines during our harvest season (e.g. filed wash plant and field grading plant).
The ideal candidate will possess relevant work experience with the harvest of tulip bulbs and operating and maintaining the specialist machinery outlined above.
Due to the seasonal nature of this job, this is contract based temporary position for between late December to early March (weather dependent) for at least40 hours per week with evening and weekend shift work required.