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