# Tractor Driver – General Purpose Tractor Job Tana River Sugar

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Company: Tana River Sugar

Category: Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-10-16

Expires: 2026-11-30

## Job Description

Driver Jobs, Tana River Sugar Jobs. Tractor Driver – General Purpose Tractor handles general field operations and utility transport, requires a valid Driving License and 3+ years tractor operating experience. Full-time role in Tana River.

Role Summary

We are seeking General-Purpose Tractor Operators to manage medium-power tractor operations including amendment haulage, light field haulage, and gypsum application on our expanding sugarcane estate. You will operate 120 – 140 hp MFWD tractors equipped with tipping trailers, gypsum applicators, and complementary attachments. This role supports broader land preparation and development operations while maintaining equipment in optimal condition.

### Qualification, skills and Competencies

- Valid NTSA Class G12 heavy agricultural equipment operator licence.

- Minimum three (3) years’ hands-on experience operating agricultural tractors, preferably 120 hp or above.

- Demonstrated experience towing heavy agricultural or tipping trailers in commercial farming, plantation, quarry, earthworks, or similar field environments.

- Demonstrated ability to operate tractors safely on soft, uneven, muddy, and partially prepared terrain.

- Experience operating gypsum, fertilizer, lime, manure, or other soil amendment applicators will be an added advantage.

- Experience in large-scale commercial agriculture, sugarcane production, plantation development, or land development will be an added advantage.

- Understanding of tractor mechanics, safe towing procedures, trailer braking systems, and weight distribution principles; proficiency with implement PTO systems is required.

- Basic knowledge of soil amendments, application rates, and the relationship between amendment application and soil improvement.

- Understanding of the advantages of flotation tires for safe operation on soft, partially prepared ground.

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