Robert Stephan Basson
Clayton
Summary
Dedicated farm worker and over-the-road semi driver with hands-on experience in machinery operation and maintenance. Hard-working with over 30 years of experience in semi-driving.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
General Farm Worker (Seasonal 2025/2026)
Buescher Farms Partnership
Coatesville, IN
03.2025 - Current
- Semi truck driving
- Hauling grain from fields and elevators
- Hauling chemicals with a tanker trailer
- Tillage with 9620 RX John Deere Quad Track and Degelman / John Deere High Speed Disc
- Operating grain cart - Kinzi 1500
- Mowing waterways/side ditches - John Deere FWD 8310R and HX15 John Deere Bushhog
- Cleaning fence rows and clearing fields with John Deere 331G Skid Loader Bucket and Grapple
- Repairing and laying field tile
- General farm maintenance (welding, fabrication, vehicle services, etc.)
- Assisting with mixing hot loads for sprayer
- Servicing farm equipment
- Basic knowledge of D6 XL Caterpillar Bulldozer
Ag. Equipment Operator (Seasonal 2023/2024)
Keystone (Previously Co-Alliance)
Bainbridge, IN
04.2023 - 11.2024
- Safely apply dry fertilizer and lime products.
- Operate application equipment in a safe manner.
- Utilize information and technology to ensure the correct products and quantities are applied to fields and billed to customers.
- Assist in the mixing, loading, unloading, and transportation of crop protection and fertilizer products.
- Comply with all laws, regulations, and safety protocols in handling and applying products and storing chemicals.
- Assist with maintenance of equipment and plant.
- Maintain positive communication with the supervisor and other colleagues
- Assist with scouting and product transportation
- Accurate record keeping.
- Performed routine equipment inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards and operational efficiency.
- Operated heavy machinery including forklifts and excavators to support material handling processes.
- Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
- Drove vehicles to and from work sites and maintained clean driving record.
- Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
Over-the-road Semi Driver
PJ Schoeman Transport (South Africa)
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2017 - 12.2022
- Operated heavy-duty trucks for long-haul transportation of goods across various regions.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance with regulations.
- Maintained accurate logbooks documenting hours of service, mileage, and fuel consumption.
- Collaborated with dispatchers to optimize routes and improve delivery efficiency.
Education
High School Diploma -
Tulbach High School
South AfricaSkills
- Dependable and hardworking
- Machinery operation
- Problem-solving
- Tractor operation
- Farm equipment maintenance
- Team collaboration
- Physical stamina
- Farm equipment and machinery
- Tractor and implement operation
- Harvesting
- Troubleshooting skills
- Task prioritization
- Equipment maintenance and repair
- John Deere equipment
- Harvesting knowledge
- Land preparation
- Crop harvesting
- Safety management
- Machinery upkeep
- Forklift operation
- Fertilizer application
- Chemical application
- Bush hogging
- Harvesting protocols
- Semi-driving
- Grain-Cart driving
- Fitting & Turning
- Fabrication
- Welding
Timeline
General Farm Worker (Seasonal 2025/2026)
Buescher Farms Partnership
03.2025 - Current
Ag. Equipment Operator (Seasonal 2023/2024)
Keystone (Previously Co-Alliance)
04.2023 - 11.2024
Over-the-road Semi Driver
PJ Schoeman Transport (South Africa)
01.2017 - 12.2022
High School Diploma -
Tulbach High School