Front-End Loader Operator (Quarry & Stockpile)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the road construction contractor in Worcester. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll report in Worcester. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• 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
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• 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
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant

• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Certificates on more than one machine type
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

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

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