Jasper Post

This is the company my parents owned. I worked many weekends and school holidays assisting with yard work. This involved servicing equipment, stacking gear and packing gear lists.

I had grown up around many of the staff and they treated me like they knew my parents would expect. I had to complete my assigned tasks well and manage my time appropriately.

Over the past two years my parents have made baleage on our property. It was my responsibility to ensure the locked paddocks were weed free prior to cutting. They put me in charge of picking up and stacking the baleage. I arranged friends to assist with this. I often meet with people that we have sold small amounts to and load their vehicles for them.

I worked the picking season with my Grandparents in their Kiwifruit orchard. My main duty was to drive an orchard tractor with a bin trailer. This required attention to detail, maturity and a respect for safety protocols. At times I was working under pressure to get the bins to the locations so the picking teams could work at the speed they were wanting. I had to balance this with the health and safety protocols my Grandfather had in place on his work site. Even though I am young and it was known I was the grandson, I enjoyed working as part of a team and towards a collective goal of getting the Job done well.