Front-End Loader Operator (Quarry & Stockpile)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this road construction contractor in Pinetown has a seat for you. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Pinetown-based, with most of your time spent at a road construction contractor. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant

• 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.