Roller Operator (Layerworks)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the road construction contractor in Fourways. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Fourways-based, with most of your time spent at a road construction contractor.

• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers

• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

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

• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• 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.