Tana River Sugar Company (TRSC) is a Kenyan agribusiness developing a large-scale, integrated sugar and renewable-energy complex at Bura, in Tana River County. What drives us is the food security of the nation and the prosperity of the people who make it possible. We have invested deliberately in large-scale agriculture: producing sugar Kenya currently...

Role Summary

We are recruiting Wheel Loader Operators to manage high-capacity bulk loading during our intensive bush clearing programme. You will operate 18 – 22-tonne wheel loaders equipped with either general-purpose buckets or specialized root-rake bucket and grapple attachments to clear windrows, load brush and root material, and prepare land for cultivation. This is a physically demanding role that requires precision, safety awareness, and coordination with a multi-machine clearing team working across parallel fronts.

Qualification, skills and Competencies

• Valid NTSA Class G2 licence for wheel loader operation.
• Minimum four (4) years’ practical experience operating wheel loaders in demanding field environments.
• Experience in bush clearing, land development, earthworks, quarrying, plantation development, or similar heavy-duty operations will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience operating machines fitted with different attachments and using quick-coupler systems.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a coordinated plant and machinery operation involving excavators, dozers, graders, trucks, and other equipment.
• Good understanding of wheel loader operation, basic machine mechanics, hydraulic systems, drivetrain systems, tire management, and fuel management.
• Proficiency in the safe and effective use of general-purpose buckets, root-rake buckets, grapple attachments, brush rollers, and other approved wheel loader attachments; able to assess attachment wear or damage before it leads to major breakdowns.
• Ability to identify and communicate mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, tire, and attachment-related defects to the maintenance team.
• Practical understanding of soil conditions, traction, ground stability, loading angles, bucket positioning, and machine balance, and of optimal loading techniques for brush, roots, soil, stones, and mixed debris.
• Strong awareness of machine operating limits, blind spots, exclusion zones, and safe interaction with other plant and personnel.
• Good communication, teamwork, situational awareness, and ability to follow instructions and maintain accurate machine logs in a fast-paced field environment.

• Manage high-capacity bulk loading during intensive bush clearing programme.
• Operate 18 – 22-tonne wheel loaders equipped with either general-purpose buckets or specialized root-rake bucket and grapple attachments.
• Clear windrows, load brush and root material, and prepare land for cultivation.
• Coordinate with a multi-machine clearing team working across parallel fronts.
• Assess attachment wear or damage before it leads to major breakdowns.
• Identify and communicate mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, tire, and attachment-related defects to the maintenance team.
• Maintain accurate machine logs in a fast-paced field environment.

• Valid NTSA Class G2 licence for wheel loader operation
• Operating wheel loaders in demanding field environments
• Bush clearing
• Land development
• Earthworks
• Quarrying
• Plantation development
• Operating machines fitted with different attachments
• Using quick-coupler systems
• Working effectively as part of a coordinated plant and machinery operation
• Understanding of wheel loader operation
• Basic machine mechanics
• Hydraulic systems
• Drivetrain systems
• Tire management
• Fuel management
• Safe and effective use of general-purpose buckets
• Root-rake buckets
• Grapple attachments
• Brush rollers
• Assessing attachment wear or damage
• Identifying and communicating mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, tire, and attachment-related defects
• Practical understanding of soil conditions
• Traction
• Ground stability
• Loading angles
• Bucket positioning
• Machine balance
• Optimal loading techniques for brush, roots, soil, stones, and mixed debris
• Awareness of machine operating limits
• Blind spots
• Exclusion zones
• Safe interaction with other plant and personnel
• Good communication
• Teamwork
• Situational awareness
• Ability to follow instructions

• Valid NTSA Class G2 licence for wheel loader operation
• Minimum four (4) years’ practical experience operating wheel loaders in demanding field environments
• Experience in bush clearing, land development, earthworks, quarrying, plantation development, or similar heavy-duty operations will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated experience operating machines fitted with different attachments and using quick-coupler systems
• Ability to work effectively as part of a coordinated plant and machinery operation involving excavators, dozers, graders, trucks, and other equipment
• Good understanding of wheel loader operation, basic machine mechanics, hydraulic systems, drivetrain systems, tire management, and fuel management
• Proficiency in the safe and effective use of general-purpose buckets, root-rake buckets, grapple attachments, brush rollers, and other approved wheel loader attachments; able to assess attachment wear or damage before it leads to major breakdowns
• Ability to identify and communicate mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, tire, and attachment-related defects to the maintenance team
• Practical understanding of soil conditions, traction, ground stability, loading angles, bucket positioning, and machine balance, and of optimal loading techniques for brush, roots, soil, stones, and mixed debris
• Strong awareness of machine operating limits, blind spots, exclusion zones, and safe interaction with other plant and personnel
• Good communication, teamwork, situational awareness, and ability to follow instructions and maintain accurate machine logs in a fast-paced field environment