Plant Operator Grader

Bega Valley Shire Council; Bega; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered days off

Salary packaging (SmartSalary)

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Bega Valley Shire Council seeks a Plant Operator Grader to operate grader and other plant across road construction and maintenance projects in the BVSC area.

The role requires SafeWork NSW Construction Induction and a Civil Plant Licence or competency, with proven experience in unsealed pavement asset maintenance and earthmoving tasks. It is a permanent, full-time position with a 38-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating a grader on road assets and unsealed pavement maintenance.
• Three years of recent plant experience on road construction/maintenance projects.
• Civil works experience including earth moving, drainage, and environmental controls.

Responsibilities

• Operate Grader and other plant/equipment for road construction and maintenance.
• Assist planning, scope, and scheduling of works; review plans and provide recommendations.
• Maintain workplace records, logbooks, timesheets, incident reports and quality assurance records.
• Capture maintenance data using proprietary software and ensure accurate reporting.

Skills

Grader operation

Plant operation

Road construction experience

Hand tools usage

Maintenance data software

Education

Civil Plant Licence/Competency

SafeWork NSW General Construction Induction Card

Tools

Proprietary maintenance data software

Job description

A career with Bega Valley Shire Council offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful and diverse work that supports the vibrant communities of the south-east corner of NSW. Nestled between rolling hills and some of the state’s most stunning beaches, this region is home to a variety of people who enjoy both rural and coastal living.

As an AR Bluett Award winning Council, we are proud of our dedicated and talented team, whose efforts make our success possible.

With a workforce of over 350, we provide essential services to our communities, including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road maintenance, water management, environment, parks, gardens, and town centres.

We offer a range of employment benefits to support our staff, which may include:

• Rostered days off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an experienced individual to operate a Grader plus a variety of plant equipment for the purpose of constructing and maintaining BVSC road assets.

As a Plant Operator Grader, you will operate various plant and vehicles on road construction and maintenance projects and participate in the planning and scheduling of road making and maintenance activities. You will assist in reviewing plans, determine scope of works, and make recommendations where appropriate and maintain workplace documentation including (but not limited to) logbooks, records and statistics, timesheets, action requests, records of meetings, incident reports, plant hire sheets, and quality assurance records.

About You

We are seeking an individual who has a SafeWork NSW General Construction Induction Card and has Civil Plant Licence or Competency (Grader at a minimum).

You will have the following skills and experience;

• Proven recent mechanical grader operation experience working on unsealed pavement asset maintenance activities or similar including; graders, rollers and backhoes.
• Three (3) years recent plant experience working on road construction and maintenance projects. (Indicative).
• Demonstrated relevant experience in civil engineering works which may include (but not limited to): road construction and maintenance, earth moving, laying of pipe and box culverts, shouldering, drainage maintenance and installation of environmental controls.
• Experience in operating and using a variety of hand and power tools which may include (but not be limited to) chainsaws, spray equipment and pumps.
• Experience in the use of proprietary software to capture maintenance data.

Benefits

This is a permanent, full time position working 38 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $77,336.90 gross per annum, comprising of:

• $1,327.90 per week base salary
• $159.35 per week superannuation (calculated at 12%)

Additional Benefits For This Position Include

• Rostered day off scheme (nine day fortnight)
• Annual Award salary increases and performance reviews
• Salary packaging program (SmartSalary)
• Wellbeing Initiatives - Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program, Telus Health App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact Craig Corby - Roads Maintenance Coordinator on 0407 822 397.

Applications close 11.59pm AEST on 9 September 2026.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.