Tipper Truck Driver (Construction Site)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this pipeline and trenching company in Brackenfell has a seat for you. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Home base is a pipeline and trenching company on the Brackenfell side of Western Cape. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers

• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites

• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work

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

• 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.