GPS Plant Operator - Civil Construction

Keystone Civil; Geelong; Sur place; AUD 55 000 - 96 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive hourly rates

Overtime and allowances paid weekly

GPS-equipped plant and machinery

Career opportunities across Geelong

Résumé du poste

Keystone Civil in Geelong seeks an experienced GPS Plant Operator to join our civil construction team. You will operate GPS-equipped machinery, read digital designs, and perform final trim and earthworks to design levels on a range of projects across Geelong and surrounds.

The ideal candidate will have strong GPS machine control experience, final trim capabilities, and tickets. White Card is essential, and flexibility to work across sites is required.

Qualifications

• White Card essential.
• Experience operating GPS-equipped plant in civil construction.
• Strong knowledge of GPS machine control systems.

Responsabilités

• Operate GPS-equipped mobile plant across civil projects.
• Use 3D GPS machine control to achieve design levels.
• Perform final trim, bulk earthworks, excavation and grading.
• Read and interpret plans, models and site requirements.
• Collaborate with supervisors, engineers and surveyors to meet tolerances.

Connaissances

GPS machine control systems

Final trim experience

Civil construction experience

Excavator/Grader/Dozer

Formation

White Card - Essential

Outils

Trimble

Topcon

Leica

Description du poste

Keystone Civil is a diverse and dynamic civil construction company based in Geelong. With continued growth and exciting new opportunities across civil infrastructure, road construction, bulk earthworks, renewables, pipelines and water infrastructure, we are looking for an experienced GPS Plant Operator to join our team.

We are particularly interested in skilled operators with strong GPS and final trim experience who can confidently work from digital designs and deliver accurate, high-quality earthworks.

At Keystone Civil, we live by our values of CAN DO, CONNECTED and COMMITTED. We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work, understands the importance of accuracy and productivity, and enjoys working as part of a strong project team.

What you will be doing day to day:

• Operate GPS-equipped mobile plant across a variety of civil construction projects.
• Use 3D GPS machine control systems to complete earthworks accurately to design levels and specifications.
• Perform final trim, bulk earthworks, excavation, grading and detailed earthworks.
• Read and interpret construction plans, levels, digital models and site requirements.
• Work across projects including roads, subdivisions, water and sewer infrastructure, pipelines, landfills, bulk earthworks and renewable infrastructure.
• Operate a range of plant depending on your tickets and experience, including excavators, dozers, graders, loaders and posi-tracks.
• Work closely with supervisors, engineers and surveyors to achieve required levels, tolerances and project specifications.
• Identify potential level, design or site issues and communicate them to the project team.
• Conduct daily pre-start checks and inspections to ensure machinery is operated safely and efficiently.
• Maintain high standards of safety, productivity and care of equipment.
• Work collaboratively with the wider construction team to deliver projects safely, on time, on budget and to a standard we can all be proud of.

What the ideal candidate looks like:

• White Card - Essential
• Demonstrated experience operating plant in civil construction
• Strong experience using GPS machine control systems.
• Final trim experience is highly regarded.
• Experience with systems such as Trimble, Topcon or Leica is advantageous.
• Highly skilled operating an excavator, dozer and/or grader, with additional plant experience highly regarded.
• Experience across civil infrastructure, roadworks, bulk earthworks, subdivisions, pipelines or similar projects.
• Ability to confidently work to design levels, tolerances and specifications.
• Ability to read and understand civil construction plans and site requirements.
• Relevant plant tickets and competencies.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in producing accurate work.
• A proactive, CAN DO approach to solving problems.
• Reliable, safety-focused and committed to working as part of a team.
• Willingness to work across different Keystone Civil projects as required.

What you will get in return:

• Competitive hourly rates, based on your experience and capability.
• Overtime and applicable allowances, paid weekly.
• Opportunity to work with modern GPS-equipped plant and machinery.
• Variety of civil construction projects across Geelong and surrounding regions.
• Long-term career opportunities with a growing, established Geelong civil contractor.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and operate across different plant and projects.
• Supportive project teams and experienced supervisors.
• Good work/life balance.

About us:

At Keystone we value the following qualities which form part of our selection criteria when we hire:

• Can Do: We pride ourselves on helping each other find the best solution. We think beyond what others might see as impossible.
• Connected: We build relationships based on deep understanding of need and impact on others.
• Committed: We are ambitious and determined, we use knowledge and innovation to deliver outcomes we are proud of.