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Wessel Jeremia Hamman

Walgett,NSW

Summary

Experienced with managing diverse farm operations, including crop cultivation and livestock care. Utilizes advanced agricultural techniques and sustainable practices to boost productivity and ensure quality. Knowledge of effective team management and resource allocation to meet operational goals efficiently.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Farm Manager

PJ Harris & Son’s
01.2024 - Current
  • Day to day running of the farm
  • Planting operation dry land/irrigation (23 000 AC)
  • Irrigation Schedules
  • Spraying Schedules
  • Managing permanent staff and seasonal staff
  • Maintenance to tractors, spray rig's, vehicles and excavator
  • Oversaw daily farm operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and best practices.
  • Managed crop planning, optimizing planting schedules to enhance yield and resource efficiency.
  • Organizing and managing contractors
  • Spray operation
  • Ground preparation
  • Working closely with farm owner and agronomist
  • Overseeing all contractors
  • Overseeing 2000 cattle

Farm Manager

Sleba Farming
01.2017 - 12.2023
  • Day to day running of the farm in accordance with owners and agronomist.
  • Irrigation schedules
  • Planting operation Dry land/irrigation (5000 AC)
  • Maintenance to tractors and header
  • Harvesting
  • Managing a small permanent team
  • Organizing and managing contractors
  • Spray operation
  • Organizing loading and unloading of silos
  • Record keeping of grain
  • Ground preparation
  • Setting up of machines
  • Machinery : New Holland header
  • Chase 340 row crop
  • Chase 280

Assistant Farm Manager

Whyenbah Development
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • General farm maintenance, operation repair and maintenance of farm machinery.
  • Ground preparation for both broad acre and irrigation side
  • Planting/seeding.
  • Spraying
  • Harvesting, water and irrigation management
  • Cattle mustering (2 wheel and 4 wheel motorbikes)
  • Yard work, Drafting/selection of cattle
  • Responsible for casual staff.
  • Preparation and management of daily duties for casual staff
  • Report to owner
  • Operating John Deere 8360 RT, 8520 (Green star)
  • Laser bucket
  • 30 Ton Excavator
  • Steel fabrication and welding (co2/mic and stick)

Boilermaker/Maintenance of Plant

Dries Meganiese Dienste (Services)
01.2011 - 12.2013
  • 4 Months experience in flow sort
  • Diamond recovery machine
  • Operating off:
  • Bell,2045
  • Bell 1880 excavator
  • Komatcu 420 and 400 fronted loaders
  • Bell B40d
  • B40b and 25 articulated trucks
  • Tarex R35

Farm Hand

Farm Lyndalle (Ben Nel)
01.2007 - 12.2011
  • Maintenance on farming equipment (Rippers, ploughs and harrows)
  • Arc welding, acetylene cutting work
  • Planting of corn, wheat and mainly Lucerne
  • Active in harvesting and transporting of products to the silos

Chris Hugo (Carmel Farming)
01.2004 - 12.2007
  • Maintenance on farming equipment (center pivots, rippers, ploughs and harrows)
  • Arc welding, acetylene cutting work
  • Planting of corn, wheat and Lucerne
  • Active in harvesting and transporting of products to silos
  • I worked with the following machinery
  • Tractors: John deer 6020 and 6030
  • Landini 8000, Welger D6000 big pack baler
  • Monosem 4 row maize planter
  • Chaser bins 10 ton

Bekker en Seuns Farming
01.2000 - 12.2004
  • Planting corn, wheat and Lucerne
  • Driving the following:
  • Ford 4600, 5000, 6610, 7600
  • Case 2294 Landini R8000
  • Combines : New Holland 8050, 8070
  • Claas Dominator 85
  • Trucks: Ford 1414
  • Worked on tractor: rippers, ploughs, harrows, John Deere 394 bailer, Khunn mower (5 disk) corn planter 9mono-sem 4 row with fertilizer and crop spray, wheat planter (piket 4.5m 28 row no till) crop sprayer
  • Solving electrical problems on pivots
  • Arc welding. CO 2 welding and acetylene cutting torch work

Barkly Engineering
01.1997 - 12.1999
  • Boilermaker work
  • Construction of diamond recovery equipment and farming equipment

On setter/ Banks man

Loxton Exploration mine
01.1995 - 12.1996

Education

High School Diploma -

Warrenton High
South Africa
12.1995

Skills

  • Farm operations
  • Farm equipment operation
  • Hardworking
  • Fast leaner
  • Forward thinking
  • Love a challenge

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 12 staff members.

Qualifications

AQF Certificate lll in Agriculture, Octec Training Services (Australia), 30989QLD Course in Firearms Safety, Asset Training Australia, Class 3 Diving Ticket, Basic First Aid, Banks Mann's Certificate, On Setter Certificate, Semi Skilled welding and cutting certificate, De Beers, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Cutting and Welding Course, Lesedi Centre for Human Capital Development, Certificate in Animal Husbandry 1 (Anatomy and Physiology), Warrenton, Grade 12, English, Afrikaans, Woodwork, Biology

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 22 February 1978

Timeline

Farm Manager

PJ Harris & Son’s
01.2024 - Current

Farm Manager

Sleba Farming
01.2017 - 12.2023

Assistant Farm Manager

Whyenbah Development
01.2013 - 12.2017

Boilermaker/Maintenance of Plant

Dries Meganiese Dienste (Services)
01.2011 - 12.2013

Farm Hand

Farm Lyndalle (Ben Nel)
01.2007 - 12.2011

Chris Hugo (Carmel Farming)
01.2004 - 12.2007

Bekker en Seuns Farming
01.2000 - 12.2004

Barkly Engineering
01.1997 - 12.1999

On setter/ Banks man

Loxton Exploration mine
01.1995 - 12.1996

High School Diploma -

Warrenton High

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