Float Driver / Plant Operator (HC, MC preferred)

PRECISION PROJECTS; Beaudesert; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local work

Home most nights

Steady pipeline of work

Country team culture

Job summary

Precision Projects, a Queensland civil and landscape construction company, seeks an experienced Heavy Plant Floater to move plant between the Gleneagle yard and SEQ sites. You will operate dozers, excavators, rollers, skid steers, tractors and specialised sports field gear in a mostly local, non-long-haul role.

Role involves driving between yard and sites, supporting crews on civil and landscape projects, completing safety paperwork and prestarts, with no overnight stays typical.

Qualifications

• HC licence is a must.
• Proven experience floating heavy plant.
• Confident loading/unloading tracked and wheeled machines.
• Good working knowledge of load restraint, fatigue and oversize rules under NHVR.
• Able to run general site plant: skid steer, excavator, roller, loader or tractor.
• Sound mechanical understanding and basic fixes.
• Clean driving record and White Card.
• Full Australian working rights.
• Living within ~30 minutes of Gleneagle yard.

Responsibilities

• Float plant safely between yard and sites, on time.
• Load, unload and restrain machines per Load Restraint Guide.
• Daily prestarts on the truck and trailer, keeping both in good order.
• Plan routes and coordinate with foremen to position machines where needed.
• Operate general plant on site and support the crew.
• Complete dockets, prestarts and safety paperwork.

Skills

HC licence

Heavy plant operation

Load restraint knowledge

Teamwork

Tools

Dozer CAT D4/D5/D6

Excavator up to 20t

Rollers

Skid steer

Tractor

Job description

Mix of driving and site work, no two days the same

Small team and agriculturally minded

SEEK key selling points (3)

SEQ floating- not long haul work

Mix of driving and site work, no two days the same

Small team and agriculturally minded

About us

Precision Projects is a Queensland civil and landscape construction company. We build sports fields, bulk earthworks, drainage and finished surfaces for councils, schools, clubs and private clients across South East Queensland. We are ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified and we own and maintain our own fleet.

We come from a country background. That means we turn up, we do what we say, and we look after our people.

Our sites include council sports precincts, golf courses and racing and equestrian facilities across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

The role

Your main job is moving our plant between the Gleneagle yard and our sites across South East Queensland. Dozers (CAT D4, D5 and D6), excavators up to 20 tonne, rollers, skid steers, tractors and specialist sports field gear.

This is not a long haul role. You will very rarely be away overnight.

When you are not floating, you join one of our crews and support them on civil and landscape construction sites, running general plant and helping wherever the job needs it.

Float plant safely between yard and sites, on time

Load, unload and restrain machines to the Load Restraint Guide

Daily prestarts on the truck and trailer, and keep both in good order

Plan routes and work with the foremen to have machines where they are needed

Operate general plant on site and support the crew

Complete dockets, prestarts and safety paperwork

About you

HC licence. This is a must.

Proven experience floating heavy plant. This is not a first timer role.

Confident loading and unloading tracked and wheeled machines

Good working knowledge of load restraint, fatigue and oversize rules under the NHVR

Able to run general site plant: skid steer, excavator, roller, loader or tractor

Sound mechanical understanding. You pick up problems early and can do the basic fixes.

Clean driving record and White Card

Full Australian working rights. This is a must.

Living within about 30 minutes of our Gleneagle yard (Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Logan Village, Tamborine, Canungra, Boonah and surrounds)

What we offer

Competitive hourly rate based on experience

Local work, home most nights

Variety: driving, operating and being part of a crew

Steady pipeline of council and private work across SEQ

A down to earth team with a country work ethic

A word on fit

We are building a team for the long run. If your resume shows a new job every few months, this probably isn't the right move for either of us. We want a reliable, positive person who takes pride in their gear and wants to stay.