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Advertiser details

  • Company name: Talley’s
  • Contact name: Brad Guilford
  • Phone: 0211916860

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The Ashburton Courier IN TRADE

Class 5 Truck Drivers - Potato Harvest

We’re on the lookout for professional Class 5 drivers to fill seasonal positions on our Potato harvest crew in Ashburton.

Operating modern, well-maintained tractor units towing v-bin potato trailers between paddocks around mid-Canterbury and our factory. 

Dayshift positions working typically 6 days a week. Nightshift role potentially also available 5 nights a week from mid-March. 
Drivers will be needed for the season beginning at the start of February until the season finishes around the middle of May. 

For this role, you’ll need:  

  • A full Class 5 licence
  • To have experience hooking and unhooking semi-trailers  
  • To be punctual, reliable and responsible 
  • To be tidy, organised and well presented 
  • To be able to work unsupervised and follow instructions 
  • To keep your vehicle clean and tidy  
  • To understand the demands and variations that a seasonal role can encounter 

With Talley’s, you get:  

  • Training provided 
  • Great working conditions with modern well serviced fleet 
  • Generous staff discounts and perks 

Ready to start?  

If this sounds like a good fit for you, contact Brad Guilford on 
021 191 6860 to discuss this role further. 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the positions are filled. 

Talley’s is a drug free workplace. All candidates may be required to under-go pre-employment and random drug screening. 

Applicants must be legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand. 

Vacancy details

Company name: Talley’s
Employment location: Canterbury
Type: Contract – full-time
Requirement: Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand
Listing expires on: Friday 13 February 2026