LOGAN, 18, MALE, CANADA (NEW ARRIVAL IN AUS - 1ST JOB REQUIRED)
FARM BOY KEEN ON DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR AGRITOURISM / TOURISM / HOSPITALITY
HARD-WORKING AND SELF-MOTIVATED, WORK AS GOLF COURSE GREENSKEEPER, GRAIN HARVEST TRACTOR WORK, KEEN SPORTSMAN
AIMS TO DEVELOP A CAREER IN AGRITOURISM, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY,
KEEN FOR ANY ROLE IN A GENERAL FARM OR RURAL HOSPITALITY / TOURISM SETTING
Hopes to gain his second Visa, will be in Australia for 12 months,
Looking to work for 4-6 months initially, available from approx. 21/02/2025
LINK TO LOGAN PROFILE
FARM BOY KEEN ON DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR AGRITOURISM / TOURISM / HOSPITALITY
HARD-WORKING AND SELF-MOTIVATED, WORK AS GOLF COURSE GREENSKEEPER, GRAIN HARVEST TRACTOR WORK, KEEN SPORTSMAN
AIMS TO DEVELOP A CAREER IN AGRITOURISM, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY,
KEEN FOR ANY ROLE IN A GENERAL FARM OR RURAL HOSPITALITY / TOURISM SETTING
Hopes to gain his second Visa, will be in Australia for 12 months,
Looking to work for 4-6 months initially, available from approx. 21/02/2025
LINK TO LOGAN PROFILE
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Logan is from Reston, a small country town in southern Manitoba, central Canada.
He has been brought up on a crop and cattle property; this is a crop growing area and he has significant crop harvest and machinery experience.
He has completed high school and is interested in studying business or tourism and hospitality, and is planning is considering a career in agri-tourism, eco-tourism and hospitality.
His aim is to use his time in Australia to gain as many relevant skills and experiences as possible, from the ground up.
Employment History
His employment history includes being a Greenkeeper at golf course, a general labourer at livestock market, farm machinery and livestock care, grain cart operator on farm (current).
2021 to 24, Reston golf course greenkeeper, 40 hours a week plus weekend overtime. Main duties are mowing, grass, greens and fairways maintenance, machinery maintenance and servicing.
2024 - three months harvest work driving grain carts and tractors, unloading grain trucks and using grain augers. Up to 14 hours per day.
2020-25 - Taylors auctions - general assistant, 1-2 days per week, weekends only
Jan-Feb 2025, two weeks office work at an insurance agency.
Aims and Motivations here in Australia
His main aim is to gain new experiences and develop skills and abilities that will help him develop a career in agritourism, tourism and hospitality.
"My family operates a small cow/calf operation (80 cows) plus a background yard of around 800-1000 feeder cattle. In the summer months we grass around 750 yearlings. My family also owns and operates Taylor Auctions selling weekly cattle sales as well as farm equipment auctions. We use aprox 2200 acres of pasture and put up 3500 bales of hay and green feed each year
We also feed corn silage to at the background yard."
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Farm / Livestock
Brought up on a cattle and crop farm, has farm cropping and livestock care experience.
His main role has been as a harvest grain cart operator, with various other related duties, and tractor driving.
Equine / equestrian
Very basic beginner level horse riding. No other experience with horses or stables.
Golf Course work experience
Reston Golf Club - 2021-24 - Greenkeeper all rounder - main duties
Handled custodial operations on golf course grounds and buildings. • Maintained landscape using handheld equipment.
• Prepared soil beds for sod, seed and vegetative material. • Planted flowers, shrubs, trees, landscaping and sod.
• Mowed greens, tees, fairways and rough.
• Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids. • Prepared soil for planting and sowing.
• Applied fertilizers and pesticides to outdoor areas according to safety standards.
• Performed equipment maintenance and repairs to keep tools functional for projects. • Cut trees and shrubs to shape and maintain landscape.
• Removed tree stumps, roots and debris for cohesive landscape appearance. • Removed debris and waste from outdoor areas.
• Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
• Developed and maintained efficient irrigation system for outdoor areas. • Assisted with irrigation system maintenance and repair.
• Changed holes and put the pins in correct playable positions.
• Fixed ball and club divots
Driving & vehicles
driving licence manual and automatic for 2 ½ years. Considers himself a competent and capable tractor driver.
He also has on-farm driving experience, including the four-wheel-drive tractor with grain cart, John Deere tractor and baler, quad bike since childhood, skid steer, tractor operation with forks and bucket for feeding cattle or clearing snow and gravel, and experience of lawnmowers a variety of sizes and types over the last four years while working on the golf course .
Practical skills / trade skills
he has picked up various practical skills in his work so far; As a greens keeper helped fix water lines oil changes pipe fittings change battery’s and tires. With farm work moving auger tractor trailers skid steers and a little bit of welding. Enjoys practical tasks and learns them quickly.
Domestic, cook and childcare etc
Basic cooking skills, can cook for himself. No experience of childcare.
Hospitality and customer service
Some experience of customer service from the golf course, but nothing formal or regular.
He is particularly keen to work in a hotel or café, and also in hospitality or sports management.
Hobbies, other skills and interests
A keen sportsman, he has played baseball and ice hockey all his life. Loves to play golf, has also played volleyball and basketball, knee boarding and tubing.
Personal
English is his first language, a practical and physical guy. Enjoys machinery, landscaping, gardening and outdoor tasks. Has an adventurous mindset. Outgoing, sociable, naturally confident and easy-going with people and tasks.
Likes to be part of a team, and prefers to be kept busy and active.
Considers himself quite well organised, friendly, and with a sense of humour.
Always on time, likes to get on with tasks as soon as possible.
Fitness
Average to good fitness, used to outdoors working in all weathers, and to working on his feet. Fit and strong.
179 cm 77 kg
Medical and Diet
normal diet, no medical conditions
Logan is from Reston, a small country town in southern Manitoba, central Canada.
He has been brought up on a crop and cattle property; this is a crop growing area and he has significant crop harvest and machinery experience.
He has completed high school and is interested in studying business or tourism and hospitality, and is planning is considering a career in agri-tourism, eco-tourism and hospitality.
His aim is to use his time in Australia to gain as many relevant skills and experiences as possible, from the ground up.
Employment History
His employment history includes being a Greenkeeper at golf course, a general labourer at livestock market, farm machinery and livestock care, grain cart operator on farm (current).
2021 to 24, Reston golf course greenkeeper, 40 hours a week plus weekend overtime. Main duties are mowing, grass, greens and fairways maintenance, machinery maintenance and servicing.
2024 - three months harvest work driving grain carts and tractors, unloading grain trucks and using grain augers. Up to 14 hours per day.
2020-25 - Taylors auctions - general assistant, 1-2 days per week, weekends only
Jan-Feb 2025, two weeks office work at an insurance agency.
Aims and Motivations here in Australia
His main aim is to gain new experiences and develop skills and abilities that will help him develop a career in agritourism, tourism and hospitality.
"My family operates a small cow/calf operation (80 cows) plus a background yard of around 800-1000 feeder cattle. In the summer months we grass around 750 yearlings. My family also owns and operates Taylor Auctions selling weekly cattle sales as well as farm equipment auctions. We use aprox 2200 acres of pasture and put up 3500 bales of hay and green feed each year
We also feed corn silage to at the background yard."
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Farm / Livestock
Brought up on a cattle and crop farm, has farm cropping and livestock care experience.
His main role has been as a harvest grain cart operator, with various other related duties, and tractor driving.
Equine / equestrian
Very basic beginner level horse riding. No other experience with horses or stables.
Golf Course work experience
Reston Golf Club - 2021-24 - Greenkeeper all rounder - main duties
Handled custodial operations on golf course grounds and buildings. • Maintained landscape using handheld equipment.
• Prepared soil beds for sod, seed and vegetative material. • Planted flowers, shrubs, trees, landscaping and sod.
• Mowed greens, tees, fairways and rough.
• Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids. • Prepared soil for planting and sowing.
• Applied fertilizers and pesticides to outdoor areas according to safety standards.
• Performed equipment maintenance and repairs to keep tools functional for projects. • Cut trees and shrubs to shape and maintain landscape.
• Removed tree stumps, roots and debris for cohesive landscape appearance. • Removed debris and waste from outdoor areas.
• Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
• Developed and maintained efficient irrigation system for outdoor areas. • Assisted with irrigation system maintenance and repair.
• Changed holes and put the pins in correct playable positions.
• Fixed ball and club divots
Driving & vehicles
driving licence manual and automatic for 2 ½ years. Considers himself a competent and capable tractor driver.
He also has on-farm driving experience, including the four-wheel-drive tractor with grain cart, John Deere tractor and baler, quad bike since childhood, skid steer, tractor operation with forks and bucket for feeding cattle or clearing snow and gravel, and experience of lawnmowers a variety of sizes and types over the last four years while working on the golf course .
Practical skills / trade skills
he has picked up various practical skills in his work so far; As a greens keeper helped fix water lines oil changes pipe fittings change battery’s and tires. With farm work moving auger tractor trailers skid steers and a little bit of welding. Enjoys practical tasks and learns them quickly.
Domestic, cook and childcare etc
Basic cooking skills, can cook for himself. No experience of childcare.
Hospitality and customer service
Some experience of customer service from the golf course, but nothing formal or regular.
He is particularly keen to work in a hotel or café, and also in hospitality or sports management.
Hobbies, other skills and interests
A keen sportsman, he has played baseball and ice hockey all his life. Loves to play golf, has also played volleyball and basketball, knee boarding and tubing.
Personal
English is his first language, a practical and physical guy. Enjoys machinery, landscaping, gardening and outdoor tasks. Has an adventurous mindset. Outgoing, sociable, naturally confident and easy-going with people and tasks.
Likes to be part of a team, and prefers to be kept busy and active.
Considers himself quite well organised, friendly, and with a sense of humour.
Always on time, likes to get on with tasks as soon as possible.
Fitness
Average to good fitness, used to outdoors working in all weathers, and to working on his feet. Fit and strong.
179 cm 77 kg
Medical and Diet
normal diet, no medical conditions
