Earthmoving Plant Operators (General)

Earthmoving Plant Operators (General) operate a range of earthmoving plants to assist with building roads, rail, water supplies, dams, treatment plants and agricultural earthworks.

What the job involves

• Selects, fits and removes attachments such as buckets, winches, loading scoops, shovel blades and rock breaking hammers

• Operates controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials

• Monitors operation of plant and adjusts controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensure safety of other workers

• Raise, lower and manipulate attachments using manual and hydraulic controls

• Service, lubricate, clean and refuel plant and perform minor adjustments and repairs