Roller Operator (Layerworks)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the bulk earthworks contractor in Durban Central. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Durban Central-based, with most of your time spent at a bulk earthworks contractor.

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

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

• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites

• Put your operator certificate numbers on the CV. Site safety files need them before you start.
• List each machine with its size, for example "20-ton excavator, 4 years". Plant managers match you to the machine they need.