Grader Operator (Road Construction)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this bulk earthworks contractor in Vereeniging has a seat for you. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Vereeniging, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away

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

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• Certificates on more than one machine type
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders

• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites
• 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

• 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.