Grader Operator (Road Construction) – Experienced

Real machine hours on real projects, with the bulk earthworks contractor working in and around Bellville. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Bellville-based, with most of your time spent at a bulk earthworks contractor.

• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

• 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
• 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.