CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 83673

Experienced Tractor Driver looking for work, I hold a Lantra Telehandler licence & have 360 excavator experience, I have worked on various arable farms in the UK & Australia and Norway, I am hard working, punctual, conscientious and mechanically minded/sympathetic.

Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

NCA, NVQ Level 1

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Arable, Other

Other qualifications

C&G 3667 - Fibre optic engineer
FOA - CFOT - Certified fibre optic technician

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence, Tractor Licence, LGV/HGV Truck

Equipment experience

Tractor, Tracked Machine, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing

Livestock experience

Sheep, Lambing

Other equipment experience

Lantra Telehandler licence

IPAF 1b - Tracked remote control spider lift ticket

360 excavator experience - mostly Kubota & Hitachi - no ticket

7.5t C1 + E licence

Cable laying machines

Trenching machines

GPS Guidance

Other livestock experience

I have worked many lambing seasons in Northumberland

Personal information
Sex

Male

Other Information

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Age

48

Marital status

No

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Northumberland

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

Car & Motorcycle mechanics, DIY and reading a good book..

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

6ft, 12st

Relevant health problems

None

Farming background

I have worked on Farms throughout my working life in the UK and abroad in Australia and Norway.

I have also worked in the Hospitality industry as a restaurant manager and also building Fibre Optic Telecoms networks in the UK and Ireland.

For a number of years i was self employed doing Property Maintenance and Landscaping.

Most relevant Arable Agricultural experience as follows

'91 - '92 NVQ level 1 Agriculture at Kirkley Hall, Northumberland

'92 - '93 NCA at Kirkley Hall, Northumberland

'93 - '94 Mixed Arable, Pigs, sheep, Northumberland

'94 - '95 Contract fencing and hedge cutting, Northumberland

'96 - '97 Farm & Forestry work, Storen, Norway

'99 & '00 seasons, Research Assistant, Maize trails data correlation at various sites in UK, Northampton based

late '99 Wheat Harvest, New South Wales, Australia, using New Holland 9882

early '00 Cultivation New South Wales, Australia using Case Quadtrac & CAT Challenger

'04 - '09 Self employed Property maintenance/renovation & Landscaping Northumberland

'07 Harvest & Cultivation, Suffolk using John Deere 6930 & 8530 Half Trac

'11 - '14 Harvest & Cultivation, Dorset using Fendt 820 & 936 and Claas Scorpion telehandler.

'21 Harvest & Cultivation, Cambridgeshire using Fendt 724 & Challenger 700.

'22 Harvest using Fendt 724 & Stewart Trailer

The diversity of the machinery I have enjoyed operating over the years is extensive and I continue to be extremely capable of driving any kind of machinery. I have had jobs, training and hobbies that have used my technical and mechanical expertise and interests, and I have no doubt that I am totally capable of the job specifications and requirements.

Preferences
Availability

Start: 09/07/2023 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

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Type of job

Seasonal

Where would you like to work?

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