Mobile Crane Operator (Up to 50 Ton)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the pipeline and trenching company working in and around Pretoria West. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass

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

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

• 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.