Front-End Loader Operator (Quarry & Stockpile) – Immediate Start

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this road construction contractor in Brakpan has a seat for you. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is in Brakpan (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers

• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill

• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• Certificates on more than one machine type

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

• 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.