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Mobile Plant Operator
Alternative Titles:
Earthmover, Plant Operator
Mobile plant operators drive backhoes, bulldozers,
excavators, front-end loaders, graders, scrapers, skid steer
loaders, rollers and forklift trucks to level, excavate, move
and load earth, rock and other material.
Mobile plant operators may perform the following tasks:
- prepare machines for operation
- work from drawings and markers under the direction of
supervisors and engineers
- back-fill trenches
- load and unload equipment from low loaders and move it
around work sites
- select, change and operate special attachments such as
winches, scrub clearers, rippers, pile drivers and
rock-breaking hammers
- break up paving, rock and similar material by operating
hydraulic or pneumatic breakers
- excavate or scrape earth, rock or rubble to the correct
level and alignment
- load trucks with excavated fill
- drive machines to and from work sites
- service equipment by cleaning, lubricating and
re-fuelling them and make minor adjustments and repairs when
necessary
- maintain duty of care for other users and work to
occupational health and safety requirements.
The work conditions for mobile plant operators can be hot,
muddy, dusty and noisy, but most earthmoving machines have
soundproofed and airconditioned cabs for the operator.
Required Skills - Mobile Plant Operator
- enjoy practical and manual work
- able to follow precise instructions
- able to work as part of a team
- physically fit and good eyesight
- good hand-eye coordination
- able to work without supervision
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