Wouter Van Niekerk
Loup City,NB
Summary
Professional laborer with solid experience in agricultural operations. Skilled in planting, harvesting, and maintaining crops with strong focus on efficiency and quality. Known for excellent teamwork, adaptability, and reliability in meeting changing needs. Possess keen understanding of equipment operation and maintenance, ensuring smooth daily farm activities.
Physically fit individual understands best farming methods and practices. Offering 10+ years of experience carrying out practical work relating to farming.
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Farm Laborer
Tom Bander
01.2023 - Current
- Operated farm machinery to efficiently complete daily tasks.
- Assisted in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops with careful attention to detail.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of equipment and work areas to promote safety.
- Monitored crop health, identifying issues early for timely intervention.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow during peak harvest seasons.
- Conducted regular inspections of tools and machinery, ensuring operational readiness and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with coworkers to complete daily farm tasks efficiently and quickly.
- Operated farm equipment such as tractors and trucks with extreme care and precision.
- Loaded and unloaded containers of materials and products on trucks, trailers and railcars by hand or with forklift truck.
- Improved farm efficiency through proper maintenance of farm equipment and machinery.
- Safely operated heavy machinery such as tractors, harvesters, and tillers to cultivate land for planting new crops.
- Operated harvesters and cultivators to till soil and plow fields.
- Harvested crops at proper time for maximum yield and quality.
- Cleared land and prepared soil for planting by tilling, grading and adding organic matter.
Farm Laborer
Jeff Waltman
03.2019 - 11.2023
- Cultivated soil, sowed crops, and controlled weeds by slashing or chemical spraying.
- Cleaned, repaired and maintained farm machinery and tools to keep resources in good working condition.
- Prepared land for planting crops to sow seeds for successful harvests.
- Cultivated fields, maintaining soil to provide crops with optimal growing environments.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow during peak harvest seasons.
- Conducted regular inspections of tools and machinery, ensuring operational readiness and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with coworkers to complete daily farm tasks efficiently and quickly.
- Operated farm equipment such as tractors and trucks with extreme care and precision.
- Improved farm efficiency through proper maintenance of farm equipment and machinery.
- Safely operated heavy machinery such as tractors, harvesters, and tillers to cultivate land for planting new crops.
- Operated harvesters and cultivators to till soil and plow fields.
Welder
Ore Engineering
01.2015 - 03.2019
- Operated welding equipment to fabricate metal components according to specifications.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to ensure accuracy in welds.
- Maintained safety standards by implementing proper protocols and procedures.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow and enhance productivity.
- Conducted routine inspections of equipment to identify maintenance needs and prevent downtime.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Enhanced welding quality by following precise welding procedures and maintaining proper equipment settings.
- Reduced workplace accidents through strict compliance with safety regulations and guidelines.
Education
High School Diploma -
HLNK-hoerskool Landbou Noordkaap
Jan Kemp, South Africa12-2013
Skills
- Heavy lifting
- Farm equipment operation
- Physical stamina and endurance
- Farm safety protocols
- Crops harvesting
- Harvesting
- Farm equipment maintenance
- Equipment operation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Afrikaans
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Electrical Training
- General safety Training
- Rowstalker 16 row, 16 row high speed planter, Diamond Kelly, Grain Cart 1300 bushel, Strip tiller, vertical till, 12 Row ripper, Hiller 16 row, Peterbuilt, International freightliner, Mac, KW kenworth operator Training/use.
- Front end loader operator Training/use.
- Distillers, grain, side dumps, hay van, bale trailer, straight truck with tiliting trailer operator training/use.
- Cattle de horning and vaccination training/experience.
Timeline
Farm Laborer
Tom Bander
01.2023 - Current
Farm Laborer
Jeff Waltman
03.2019 - 11.2023
Welder
Ore Engineering
01.2015 - 03.2019
High School Diploma -
HLNK-hoerskool Landbou Noordkaap