TLB Operator (Civil Works)

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

Home base is a plant hire company on the Isando side of Gauteng.

• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Park the machine on level ground and lock it when you knock off
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet
• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads

• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• Certificates on more than one machine type

• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites
• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week

• 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.