Earthworks Machine Operator
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Construction · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30 - $40/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
The employer, a civil and earthworks contractor in Queenstown with 25 years of experience and awards to its name, is recruiting skilled equipment operators for its earthworks team.
Operators spend their days digging, backfilling, hauling and compacting, and shaping ground so that retaining walls and residential and commercial developments can follow. It is a permanent role with consistent hours, from a minimum of 30 to typically 50 a week. Applicants not living nearby need to be willing to move before applying.
As an Immigration NZ accredited employer, it can sponsor work visas. The role is open to applicants who are already residing in New Zealand as citizens, residents or holders of a current open work visa.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run bulldozers and dump trucks with safety and efficiency
- Run compactors and water carts with safety and efficiency
- Excavating and filling earth, rock and other materials
- Carting and compacting earth, rock and other materials
- Set up and shape construction sites
Requirements & Eligibility
- 2 years working in civil construction or similar
- WTR endorsement held
- Full Class 2 licence held
- A hard-working, flexible approach with safety always first
- Be a NZ citizen or resident, or hold a current open NZ work visa
- Would be great to have: a Class 4 licence, an understanding of compaction, time driving trucks or other machinery, and NDM testing certification
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