Grader Operator (Road Construction)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the bulk earthworks contractor working in and around Johannesburg CBD. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

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

• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet

• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant

• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders

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

• 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.