Mobile Crane Operator (Up to 50 Ton)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this road construction contractor in Krugersdorp has a seat for you. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

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

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• 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
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket

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

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders

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

• 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.