Tipper Truck Driver (Construction Site)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this plant hire company in Kariega has a seat for you. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a plant hire company in Kariega. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• 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

• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge

• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week
• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle

• 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.