Grader Operator (Road Construction)

The pipeline and trenching company in Stellenbosch needs an operator who looks after the machine as well as the job. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a pipeline and trenching company on the Stellenbosch side of Western Cape.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off

• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week

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