TLB Operator (Civil Works)

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this pipeline and trenching company in Pietermaritzburg has a seat for you. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals

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

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

• 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.
• You will likely do a practical test on the machine. Do the walk-around check out loud. It shows you work safely.