Roller Operator (Layerworks)

The plant hire company in Epping needs an operator who looks after the machine as well as the job. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Epping-based, with most of your time spent at a plant hire company. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

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

• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• 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

• 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.