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Agricultural machine operator CV: example and template

This example is for tractor, combine and sprayer operators at large farms, agricultural contractors and farming companies, and for people from family farms who want to work as operators.

The employer wants to know which machines you operate, which field work you do, whether you are certified to spray, whether you know satellite guidance and whether you look after the machine day to day. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: agricultural machine operator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Kamil Baran

Agricultural machine operator

Ketrzyn +48 123 456 789 kamil.baran@example.com

Professional profile

Agricultural machine operator with 9 years of experience at a farming company working 3,200 ha. I operate high-power tractors with cultivators and drills, a combine harvester and a self-propelled sprayer, work with satellite guidance and application maps, and carry out daily machine care. Last season I harvested around 1,200 ha with the combine with no downtime caused by me.

Work experience

Agricultural machine operator

03.2019 - present

Farming company, 3,200 ha, Ketrzyn

  • High-power tractors with cultivators and drills.
  • Combine harvester, around 1,200 ha last season.
  • Self-propelled sprayer and treatments according to application maps.
  • Satellite guidance and recording work in the farm system.
  • Daily machine care, greasing and minor repairs.

Tractor driver

04.2015 - 02.2019

Agricultural contractor, Mragowo

  • Ploughing and seedbed preparation.
  • Baling and transporting bales.
  • Transporting crops.

Education

Farmer

2011 - 2014

School of Agriculture in Ketrzyn

Skills

  • Operating high-power tractors
  • Operating a combine harvester
  • Spraying and fertilising
  • Satellite guidance and application maps
  • Cultivation, sowing and harvest
  • Daily machine care

Licences

  • Training in applying plant protection products with ground equipment
  • Guidance systems training, 2021
  • Category T driving licence

Languages

  • English: A1

Additional information

  • Driving licence categories B, C and T
  • Willing to work weekends in the season

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an agricultural machine operator CV

Professional summary

Write which machines you operate, at which farm and what work you do. Add a result, for example the area harvested. The employer is looking for an operator who works steadily and accurately, looks after the machine and can handle long days in the season.

Tractor driver with 4 years of experience at an agricultural contractor. I plough, prepare seedbeds, bale and transport crops. I am looking for work as an agricultural machine operator at a large farm.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the machines, work, area, guidance and daily care. Show results in numbers. Add spraying training and a category T driving licence. Also say whether you operate forage harvesters, telehandlers or beet harvesters.

Weaker: Tractor.

Better: High-power tractors with cultivators and drills.

Weaker: Harvest.

Better: Combine harvester, around 1,200 ha last season.

Weaker: Spraying.

Better: Self-propelled sprayer and treatments according to application maps.

Skills worth listing

List the machines, spraying, guidance, cultivation, harvest and daily care. In your soft skills show stamina, accuracy and responsibility for the equipment.

Professional skills

  • Tractors
  • Combine harvester
  • Spraying
  • Satellite guidance
  • Cultivation and sowing
  • Machine care

Personal skills

  • Stamina
  • Accuracy
  • Responsibility
  • Independence
  • Availability

Licences

List plant protection product training, a category T driving licence and guidance training. The training is compulsory for spraying.

How to become an agricultural machine operator

Most people start on a family farm or at an agricultural contractor. On your CV show the machines and work you know.

Add a category T driving licence and spraying training. They are the basic requirements.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A large farm looks for guidance and the combine, a contractor for many machines and travel to customers, and a livestock farm for forage harvesters and loaders. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should an agricultural machine operator put on a CV?

The machines, field work, area, guidance, machine care, training and driving licence.

Which licences are needed?

A category T driving licence, and for spraying, training in applying plant protection products.

Is satellite guidance important?

At large farms yes, because it allows accurate work and saves fuel and inputs.

Which results are worth giving?

The area worked in the season, no downtime and accurate treatments.

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