Roller Operator (Layerworks)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this bulk earthworks contractor in Lephalale has a seat for you. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a bulk earthworks contractor in Lephalale. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader

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

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

• 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.