TLB Operator (Civil Works) – Immediate Start

If you are smooth on the controls and careful around people, this pipeline and trenching company in Polokwane has a seat for you. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• 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
• Grease the machine daily and report leaks or damage straight away
• Load tipper trucks without spillage or overloading

• Medical certificate of fitness for operating mobile plant
• Operator certificate for the machine class, from an accredited training provider
• At least 2 years operating the machine on construction sites
• Can read grade pegs and understand cut and fill
• Valid Code 10 licence for moving machines on public roads
• Willing to work on projects outside your home town

• PrDP for tipper or lowbed work
• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders

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