Land-based machinery operator jobs in Finland
Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape.
Land-based machinery operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 18.94 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 13.88 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.91 €/h |
| Employees | 6,571 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16.24 €/h | 205 |
| Men | 19.04 €/h | 6,366 |
Land-based machinery operator - Which skills are essential?
Types of chemical characteristics of pesticides and their adverse human and environmental effects.
Operate motorised agricultural equipment including tractors, balers, sprayers, ploughs, mowers, combines, earthmoving equipment, trucks, and irrigation equipment.
Sow or harvest cover crops, such as alfalfa.
Mow, pick or cut agricultural products manually or using appropriate tools and machinery. Take into account the relevant quality criteria of products, hygiene prescriptions and use the appropriate methods.
Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Understand road traffic laws and the rules of the road.
Collaborate with others in a team for land-based machinery activities regarding services for agricultural production and landscaping.
Identify and classify crop characteristics. Be able to recognise different types of bulbs by name, graded sizes, field markings and stock markings.
Being able to implement written or oral instructions.
Types of chemical characteristics of herbicides and their adverse human and environmental effects.
Handle chemical products for soil and plants includes cleaning the equipment used for spreading and spraying, mixing of chemicals, preparing pesticides and herbicides for spraying, preparing fertilisers for spreading.
Spread fertiliser solutions to enhance plant growth.
Tow an implement to tractors equipped with power take-off.
Types and features of diseases in plants and crops. Different kinds control methods, activities using conventional or biological methods taking into account the type of plant or crop, environmental and climate conditions and health and safety regulations. Storage and handling of products.
Be able to understand oral and written instructions.
Land-based machinery operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
Local, national and international policies dealing with the promotion of environmental sustainability and the development of projects which reduce negative environmental impact and improve the state of the environment.
Handle safe loading of equipment in given restrictive conditions.
Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.
Principles of botanicals with a primary focus in herbaceous and annual plants in raw form.
Utilise computer equipment or digital devices to facilitate quality control, data management, and communication. Follow instructions given by a computer programme, create computer files or documents.
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
Handle safe unloading of equipment in given restrictive conditions.
Prepare the equipment for harvest. Supervise the smooth running of high pressure cleaning equipment, heating or air conditioning and the temperature of premises. Carry out the smooth running of tractors and other vehicles.
Operate a variety of landscaping equipment such as chain saws, line trimmers, tillers, back hoes, bobcats, bed edgers, mowers, blowers, dump trailers, tillers, sod cutters, weed eaters, plant augers, and drills.
Make immediate operating decisions as necessary without reference to others, taking into account the circumstances and any relevant procedures and legislation. Determine alone which option is the best for a particular situation.
Chemical characteristics of fertilisers and their adverse human and environmental effects.
Using modern technologies and equipment with high precision positioning systems, geo-mapping and /or automated steering systems for agricultural activities.
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect malfunction. Service, repair, adjust, and test machines, parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical principles. Maintain and repair vehicles meant for cargo, passengers, farming and landscaping.
Use GPS Systems.
Irrigate soil using portable pipes or ditches. Maintain ditches, pipes and pumps as required.
The study of combining agriculture production and protection and regeneration of natural environment. Includes the principles and methods of critical selection and adequate application methods for sustainability in agriculture.
The study of plant, soil structure, climatic and environmental issues in agronomical production.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods of tackling the situation.
Load and unload materials from containers, manually or using appropriate tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using tools such as forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.