Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• preparing and positioning plant for operation
• operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow fertilise cultivate and harvest crops and avoid damaging crops
• 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
• keeping log tallies and writing work reports
• servicing plant and performing minor repairs.

If you’re interested in outdoor work such as growing plants or raising stock, you may be interested in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry.Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing includes a wide range of occupations, skills and activities. This industry has a massive undertaking supplying your local supermarket with numerous fresh meat, fruit and vegetables. There are lots of types of farming and specialty jobs – cane, cotton farming, beef and dairy, organic as well as all the supporting maintaining and selling farm machinery, just to name a few.

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