Grader Operator (Road Construction) – Permanent

The bulk earthworks contractor in Centurion needs an operator who looks after the machine as well as the job. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a bulk earthworks contractor on the Centurion side of Gauteng. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider

• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Refresher training on new machines
• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites
• 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.