Mobile farm and forestry plant operators

Mobile farm and forestry plant operators drive, tend, operate and monitor one or more types of special- purpose motorised, mobile machinery or equipment used in agricultural, horticultural and forestry operations.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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  • The majority of Mobile farm and forestry plant operators earn a salary between $3,564 and $6,168 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level Mobile farm and forestry plant operators ranges from $3,564 to $4,939.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $3,840 and $5,296 per month.

Job Responsibilities

  • Driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose farm machinery to plough land and sow, fertilize, cultivate and harvest crops
  • Driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose forestry machinery to clear land, plant, harvest and carry trees and timber or perform other forestry operations
  • Preparing and positioning plant for operation
  • Adjusting speed, height and depth of implements
  • Operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees
  • Operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
  • Feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks
  • Servicing machinery and performing minor repairs
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