Skilled Civil Labourers

Shadforth Civil; Caloundra; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly wages with penalties

Casual to permanent pathway

Overtime pay and loadings

Travel allowances on eligible sites

Paid developmental training

Job summary

Shadforth Civil on the Sunshine Coast seeks skilled civil labourers with experience in earthworks, road building, drainage, and related trades. You will join a long-standing family-owned team delivering local projects with safety and development in mind.

We offer direct employment, weekly wages with penalties, and opportunities to upskill through tickets and site-based training on the Sunshine Coast. Casual start with potential for permanent roles.

Qualifications

• Previous manual outdoor labouring or civil labouring experience (highly regarded)
• Willing to perform manual handling duties, including repetitive tasks involving moderate to heavy lifting and reaching
• Available to work Monday to Friday 06.30am - 5:00pm with Saturdays, as required
• Hold a current driver licence with reliable transport
• White card

Responsibilities

• Preparing worksites
• Spotting machinery
• Concreting
• Trenching
• Backfilling
• Laying Pipe
• Fencing
• Read and interpret plans
• Basic power tools and plant operation
• Heavy lifting

Skills

Manual labour

Civil labour

Plan reading

Overtime readiness

Education

White Card

Driver Licence

Tools

Basic power tools

Plant operation

Job description

• Local, long term work on the Sunshine Coast
• Gain qualifications & upskill with tickets
• Direct employment with Shadforth with wages paid on a weekly basis + penalties

We are seeking skilled labourers with experience in either earthworks, road building, subdivisions, drainage, pipeworks and/or minor structures. Our projects are long term and we require people who are seeking consistent work and are invested in their own development.

You will be working on Civil projects across the Sunshine Coast alongside an experienced team with opportunities to upskill with qualifications and tickets.

About the role:

• preparing worksites
• spotting machinery
• concreting
• Trenching
• Backfilling
• Laying Pipe
• fencing
• Read and interpret plans
• Basic power tools and plant operation
• heavy lifting

About you

• Previous manual outdoor labouring or civil labouring experience (highly regarded)
• Willing to perform manual handling duties, including repetitive tasks involving moderate to heavy lifting and reaching.
• Available to work Monday to Friday 06.30am - 5:00pm with Saturdays, as required
• Hold a current driver licence with reliable transport
• White card

Why Join Shaddies?

• Generous leave arrangements, our RDO structure allows casual employees to accrue paid time off.
• Start casual with genuine opportunities for ongoing, permanent employment
• Enhanced earning potential through overtime rates, with increased loadings for extended hours and Saturday work
• Daily travel allowances apply to eligible site-based employees
• Additional skill-based rewards and paid developmental training
• A culture that promotessafety, growth, wellbeing, and career progressionacross all levels of the business

About Us:

Shadforth are one of Queensland’s largest family-owned civil construction companies originating on the Sunshine Coast over 50 years ago. We have a strong presence across Queensland and Northern New South Wales where we have developed an outstanding reputation working across many sectors including residential and commercial subdivisions and major civil infrastructure, including roads and bridges.