Tipper Truck Driver (Construction Site)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this bulk earthworks contractor in Richards Bay has a seat for you. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Richards Bay (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass

• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

• Certificates on more than one machine type
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge

• 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.