TLB Operator (Civil Works)

Real machine hours on real projects, with the plant hire company working in and around Midrand. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Midrand, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Do the pre-start checklist on your machine before the first bucket
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading
• Cut and trim road layers to level with the grader
• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass

• 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
• Good depth perception and no history of machine accidents
• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

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

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

• List each machine with its size, for example "20-ton excavator, 4 years". Plant managers match you to the machine they need.
• You will likely do a practical test on the machine. Do the walk-around check out loud. It shows you work safely.