ISCO Occupation Group 8341.2 Land Based Machinery Operator
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Land-Based Machinery Operator: Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape.
Essential Skills
- Plant Disease Control
- Herbicides
- Mechanical Tools
- Pesticides
- Tow A Tractor Implement Using The Power Take-Off
- Harvest Cover Crops
- Road Traffic Laws
- Operate Agricultural Machinery
- Identify Plants Characteristics
- Spread Fertiliser
- Work In A Land-Based Team
- Harvest Crop
- Handle Chemical Products For Soil And Plants
- Understand Instructions
- Implement Instructions
Optional Skills
- Environmental Policy
- Address Problems Critically
- Apply Precision Farming
- Agronomy
- Fertilisation Principles
- Use Different Communication Channels
- Create Solutions To Problems
- Prepare Equipment For Harvest
- Load Equipment
- Variety Of Botanicals
- Make Independent Operating Decisions
- Operate Landscaping Equipment
- Unload Equipment
- Perform Loading And Unloading Operations
- Operate Gps Systems
- Fertiliser Products
- Maintain Mechanical Equipment
- Communicate With Customers
- Irrigate Soil
- Use A Computer
Alternative Names
- Forest Tractor Driver
- Agricultural Machinery Operator
- Combined Driver
- Tractor Driver
- Land-Based Machinery Operators
- Forestry Tractor Driver
- Agricultural Equipment Operator
- Landbased Machinery Operator
- Farm Equipment Operator
