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Ireland Contracting employs roughly 10 permanent staff and around 6-13 seasonal drivers. The seasonal drivers may start from the beginning of October and go to the end of April which covers grass and maize seasons, or just work the maize season only.
General Skills Needed
Prospective employees need to have the following skills/attributes:
- Excellent driving skills.
- Be able to carry out basic maintenance on machinery/equipment.
- Be willing to work long hours as needed.
- Be trustworthy
- Have at least 2 years driving experience on the machines.
- Work unsupervised
- Strive to do a quality job
Machinery
Ireland Contracting operate the following machines/equipment:
- Harvesters - Claas 970
- Tractors - Fendt 7, 8 & 9 series & John Deere 6420/6430
- Loaders - JCB 434, 435
- Loader Wagons - Schuitemaker
- Trucks - Isuzu, Mercedes, Volvo
- Silage Trailers
- Mowers - singles, doubles & triples
- Rakes - 2 rotor & 4 rotor
- Balers - Kuhn
- Maize Planters - John Deere 8 & 4-row, Vaderstad 8-row
- Undersowers - JD 750A 6m & 4m with Fert
- Roller drill - Heva
- Cultivation Equipment - Aerators, 5m power harrows, 3 & 4m discs
- Diggers - Cat 11T, Volvo 14.5T
- Mini-scoop
- Spreaders - Bergmann, Bogbelle, Slurry tanker
Jobs openings come up throughout the year for both permanent and seasonal staff, but usually we start looking for staff for the coming season every year from May onwards. If you would like to apply for a job with us operating any of the above machinery and have the above skills/attributes, please print out the Employment Application and email it to us as early as possible (see Contacts page for details). It's important on this application that you fill out the section asking how many hours experience you have on each machine you've operated so we know what you would be best suited to. We will get in touch with you once your Employment Application has been received. Non-NZ residents need not worry about filling in the pre-employment check for ACC on the last page.
It would be of benefit to anyone who applies to be able to operate several of the machines listed above in the MACHINERY section. Mechanical knowledge and skills would be a big advantage to any job applicant, especially if you are after a permanent job.
Tractor drivers need to hold a NZ full Class 1 (or equivalent) or higher licence. On a Class 1, your speed is restricted on the road to 40km/h or less.
Truck drivers need to hold a NZ full Class 4 (or equivalent) or higher licence. To drive a truck and trailer you'll need the equivalent of a NZ full Class 5 licence.
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