Roller Operator (Layerworks)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the pipeline and trenching company working in and around Umlazi. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

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

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