Excavator Operator (20-Ton, Bulk Earthworks) – Immediate Start

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this plant hire company in Boksburg has a seat for you. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Boksburg-based, with most of your time spent at a plant hire company. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket

• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge

• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites
• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle

• Put your operator certificate numbers on the CV. Site safety files need them before you start.
• List each machine with its size, for example "20-ton excavator, 4 years". Plant managers match you to the machine they need.