Roller Operator (Layerworks)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the plant hire company in Secunda. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is Secunda-based, with most of your time spent at a plant hire company.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket

• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• 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
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders

• 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
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week

• You will likely do a practical test on the machine. Do the walk-around check out loud. It shows you work safely.
• Put your operator certificate numbers on the CV. Site safety files need them before you start.