Mobile Crane Operator (Up to 50 Ton)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the plant hire company working in and around Sandton. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a plant hire company on the Sandton side of Gauteng. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet

• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites

• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Certificates on more than one machine type

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

• 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.