Front-End Loader Operator (Quarry & Stockpile) – Fixed-Term

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this plant hire company in Montague Gardens has a seat for you. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Montague Gardens, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off

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

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge

• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• 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

• 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.