Roller Operator (Layerworks)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the plant hire company in Richards Bay. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Richards Bay; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• 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
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor

• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• 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

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• 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

• 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.