Grader Operator (Road Construction)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this pipeline and trenching company in Bellville has a seat for you. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Bellville, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals

• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

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

• 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.
• Put your operator certificate numbers on the CV. Site safety files need them before you start.