Agricultural Plant Operator

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Areas Of Interest:   Farm Maintenance & Equipment
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Rural Machinery Operations
Certificate Description:  Working as an Agricultural Equipment Operator your duties may include driving farm equipment to plant, fertilize and harvest crops. You may carry out basic service and repair of machinery.
Code:  AHC31918
Work Type:  Nature & Recreation Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Apply biosecurity measures
Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
Perform machinery maintenance
Operate machinery and equipment
Operate specialised machinery and equipment
Contribute to work health and safety processes
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant
Operate broadacre and row crop harvest machinery and equipment
Operate broadacre sowing machinery and equipment
Operate row crop planting and seeding machinery and equipment
Operate mobile irrigation machinery and equipment
Transport machinery
Respond to emergencies
Perform routine oxy acetylene welding
Perform routine manual metal arc welding