Remote Tractor Operator - Ornata

About Ornata

About the role

Responsibilities

• Execute the daily operational plan as defined by the Works Orders.
• Input operational data and route plans into the Tractor control system.
• Conduct formal verbal handovers and manage remote activation/deactivation procedures with on-site staff.
• Monitor real-time data, including machine status, video feeds, GNSS accuracy, and environmental conditions, and take appropriate action when required.
• Identify, report, and escalate system anomalies, safety risks, or unexpected operational conditions.
• Maintain accurate digital records of operations for compliance, traceability, and customer reporting.
• Follow established operating procedures while contributing feedback to improve safety, efficiency, and user experience.

Requirements

• We’re looking for someone who’s curious, capable, and motivated to help shape a rapidly changing industry.
• You'll thrive in this role if you have:
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A methodical, process-driven mindset
• A safety-first attitude and awareness of the risks involved in remote machine operation
• The ability to remain calm and analytical under pressure
• A genuine interest in technology and broadacre agriculture
• A desire to grow with a high-performance team in a fast-moving company
• Experience in any of these areas is highly valued:
• Broadacre agricultural machinery operation or farm management
• Precision agriculture or ag-tech systems
• Remote operations (e.g. mining, energy, logistics, or control room environments)
• Automation, robotics, or industrial systems

Benefits

• Be part of an early-stage team where your work will directly shape how the company scales.
• Exposure to work across operations, product, engineering, safety, and customer delivery.
• Be part of an inner city Melbourne-based team building technology for one of Australia’s most important industries.

What success looks like

Remuneration