Plant Operator (Civil Construction)

Overall Duties : Operates a range of earthmoving plant to assist with building roads, rail, water supply, dams, treatment plants and agricultural earthworks. Registration of licensing is required.

Tasks include :

• Preparing and positioning plant for operation.
• Selecting, fitting and removing attachments such as winches, loading scopps, shovel blads and rock breaking hammers.
• Operating controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials.
• Monitoring operation of plant and adjusting controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensuring safety of other workers.
• Raising, lowering and manipulating attachments using manual and hydraulic controls.
• Working from drawings, markers and verbal instructions.
• Servicing, lubricating, cleaning and refuelling plant and performing minor adjustments and repairs.

At least one year relevant experience and / or on-the-job-training may be required in addition to the formal qualification