Front-End Loader Operator (Quarry & Stockpile)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the road construction contractor working in and around Benoni. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a road construction contractor on the Benoni side of Gauteng. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider

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

• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• Refresher training on new machines

• You will likely do a practical test on the machine. Do the walk-around check out loud. It shows you work safely.
• List each machine with its size, for example "20-ton excavator, 4 years". Plant managers match you to the machine they need.