Roller Operator (Layerworks)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the bulk earthworks contractor in Mahikeng. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Mahikeng-based, with most of your time spent at a bulk earthworks contractor. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away

• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant

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

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