Tipper Truck Driver (Construction Site)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this bulk earthworks contractor in Ballito has a seat for you. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• 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
• Refresher training on new machines
• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week

• 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.