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Arthur Coombs Smith

Dorchester,Dorset

Summary

Reliable farm worker grown up on a dairy farm driving tractors and doing other farm tasks, then did a carpentry apprenticeship but decided to go back to farming. Then worked on a large beef/sheep and dairy farm with all its own forage equipment. After I worked a season in New Zealand for a contractor.

Then I’ve done a seeding and spreading and then Hay and then Harvest season in Western Australia.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Farm worker

Green (WA) PTY.LTD
Hyden, Western Australia
2025.09 - 2025.12

Operating 988,950 Cat loaders, 16G road grader. Moving gravel and digging gravel stockpiles land levelling and land development.

Operating jcb telehandlers moving and stacking hay.

Operating Deutz 300hp tractor on a bale chaser chasing a krone 8 string high density baler.

Operating a JD 9420R on a 48T grain chaser.

Tractor driver

Stoney enterprises
Wellstead, Western Australia
2025.04 - 2025.06
  • driving a cat challenger on a 60ft bourgault air seeder
  • Driving a Fendt 939 on a Amazon fert spreader
  • Handling seed and fertiliser
  • Driving a Volvo wheel loader

Machinery operator

Gavins Ltd
Gordonton, New Zealand
2024.09 - 2025.03
  • Machinery operater
  • Tractor driving
  • Operating John deer tractors
  • Trailer work
  • Muckspreading
  • Plowing
  • Telehandler work
  • Machinery maintenance

Self Employed general farm worker/ tractor driver

BV & SM Johnson ,Cardsmill Farm
Chideock, Dorset
2023.09 - 2024.08
  • Handled daily animal care covering feeding, watering and cleaning work.
  • Cleaned farm buildings and equipment to maintain stable operations.
  • Moved supplies from lorries to sheds and to field locations for use.
  • Herded animals and helped with movement between fields, paddocks and stables.
  • Repaired and maintained farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment.
  • Operated agricultural machinery safely and responsibly.

Apprentice carpenter

G and R general builders
Bridport
2020.07 - 2023.07
  • Demonstrated skills in safe operation of ladders, table saws and other hand and power tools.
  • Measured and marked cutting lines on materials using rulers and marking gauges.
  • Used safe manual lifting techniques to install heavy timbers into structures.
  • helped set out and pour concrete footings.

Education

Level 2 Site Carpentry - Carpentry

Yeovil College
Yeovil, Somerset
09/2020 - 07/2023

Skills

  • Tractor driving
  • Farm equipment maintenance
  • Manual labour
  • Tireless work ethic
  • Machinery operation
  • Livestock handling and welfare

Accomplishments

When I was younger I completed the bronze Duke of Edinburgh award.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Farm worker

Green (WA) PTY.LTD
2025.09 - 2025.12

Tractor driver

Stoney enterprises
2025.04 - 2025.06

Machinery operator

Gavins Ltd
2024.09 - 2025.03

Self Employed general farm worker/ tractor driver

BV & SM Johnson ,Cardsmill Farm
2023.09 - 2024.08

Apprentice carpenter

G and R general builders
2020.07 - 2023.07

Level 2 Site Carpentry - Carpentry

Yeovil College
09/2020 - 07/2023
Arthur Coombs Smith