Grader Operator (Road Construction)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the bulk earthworks contractor working in and around Vanderbijlpark. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Home base is a bulk earthworks contractor on the Vanderbijlpark side of Gauteng.

• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• 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

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

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

• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites

• 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.