Orchard Machinery Operator

Join Our Machinery Team

Do you have a can-do attitude, enjoy a role with variety, love working outdoors, and want to be part of an industry with real growth potential? We are on the lookout for Machinery Specialist's!

About us 

We construct and manage world-class kiwifruit orchards—and we love it! Based in the Western Bay of Plenty, Baygold is a progressive business built around the values of Care, Inspire, Grow, Perform. We’re proud to grow not just fruit, but potential.

Key Responsibilities

As a Machinery Specialist based at our head office in Pongakawa, you’ll play a vital role in supporting orchard operations. Our machinery team operates Monday through Sunday, working approximately five 9-hour days each week, depending on weather conditions. In this role, you’ll be responsible for a wide range of tasks related to machinery operation, servicing, and support, helping ensure the orchard runs efficiently and safely.

• Mowing, mulching, operating forklifts, truck driving, weed spraying and atom sprayers (for selected operators). 

• Transporting equipment and materials across orchards.

• Perform daily pre-start checks, assist with preventative maintenance, and clean equipment during shutdowns

• Helping the orchard team when needed in busy times.

• Operate machinery safely and responsibly, with an understanding of its capabilities and performance efficiency, in accordance with the operator’s manual.

• Carry out timely preventative maintenance to keep machinery running smoothly, prevent costly breakdowns, and support uninterrupted orchard operations.

• Accurately recording data for operational records in a timely and tidy manner.

• Prioritise and plan workload in conjunction with internal requests and planned schedules.

About you

You’re a proactive, hands-on team member with a genuine interest in orchard operations and machinery. You bring practical experience and a strong work ethic.

• 1–3 years’ experience operating farm vehicles such as tractors and related attachments

• Kiwifruit orchard experience – an advantage but not essential

• The initiative to understand orchard needs and respond accordingly

• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic mechanical issues

• A Forklift Operator Licence – preferred but not required

• A willingness to work with agrichemicals (full training and PPE provided)

• Your own vehicle, a current driver’s licence, and confidence driving a manual

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Top pay to match your skills – and a sweet profit share scheme

• Health insurance, mole maps, and annual health checks (yep, we care!)

• Smoko in the sunshine with a great bunch of humans

• Real growth and upskilling opportunities