Excavator Operator (20-Ton, Bulk Earthworks)

The road construction contractor in Mamelodi needs an operator who looks after the machine as well as the job. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Mamelodi-based, with most of your time spent at a road construction contractor. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents

• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• Certificates on more than one machine type
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

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

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