Earthworks Machine Operator
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Construction · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30 - $40/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Trading a Harare winter morning for a Queenstown worksite? An award-winning civil and earthworks contractor with 25 years of experience building its region is looking for skilled equipment operators for its earthworks team.
The tasks are moving, placing and compacting earth and rock, along with setting sites up for retaining walls and for residential and commercial projects. It is permanent work, with consistent hours of 30 at least and typically 50 a week. If you are not yet living in the area, be willing to move there before applying.
The employer is an Immigration NZ accredited employer and can sponsor work visas. Only applicants with the right to work in New Zealand are considered, and they must be a citizen, a resident or hold a current open work visa.
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Key Responsibilities
- Drive bulldozers, dump trucks, compactors and water carts safely and efficiently
- Shift earth, rock and other materials: excavating, filling, carting and compacting
- Cart and compact the materials
- Get construction sites ready and shape them
Requirements & Eligibility
- A background of 2 years in civil construction or similar work
- Your WTR endorsement
- Your full Class 2 licence
- A flexible attitude and strong work ethic, with a safety-first mindset
- NZ citizen, NZ resident, or holder of a current open NZ work visa
- Preferred: NDM testing certification, a Class 4 licence, compaction know-how and experience driving trucks or other machinery
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