TLB Operator (Civil Works)

You'll move earth, dig trenches and shape roads for the pipeline and trenching company in Rosslyn. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Rosslyn (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Backfill and compact around pipes in layers
• Dig trenches for pipes and cables to the depth and grade set by the surveyor
• Compact layers with the roller until density tests pass
• Watch for underground services and follow the banksman's signals
• Record machine hours and fuel on the daily plant sheet

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

• Basic plant maintenance or mechanical knowledge
• GPS machine control experience on excavators or graders
• Certificates on more than one machine type

• Camp accommodation or a living-out allowance on remote sites
• Travel home paid at the end of each site shift cycle
• Refresher training on new machines
• Overtime paid on all hours past 45 a week

• 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.