Excavator Operator (20-Ton, Bulk Earthworks)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this plant hire company in Coega 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.

The work is in Coega, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals

• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider

• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Certificates on more than one machine type
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

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

• Put your operator certificate numbers on the CV. Site safety files need them before you start.
• You will likely do a practical test on the machine. Do the walk-around check out loud. It shows you work safely.