Float Plant Operator: Local Heavy Equipment Driver

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

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.