Plant Operator (Civil Construction)

apartmentNew Zealand Careers Limited placeChristchurch calendar_month 

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

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