Production Charge Up Operator

Endura Mining; Auckland; On-site; NZD 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Endura Mining in Auckland is seeking an experienced Earthmoving Plant Operator with WTR endorsements for civil and bulk earthworks. The role offers $28–$37/hr with guaranteed hours and long‑term project stability.

You will operate heavy machines across bulk earthworks, site cuts, and civil infrastructure, ensuring precise grading and efficient material handling on projects throughout the region.

Qualifications

• Ticketed Earthmoving Plant Operator with WTR endorsements.
• Experience operating heavy earthmoving equipment on civil projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and position plant for operation.
• Attach/detach buckets, winches, scoops, blades and hammers.
• Operate controls to excavate, level, compact, move and spread materials.
• Monitor plant operation and adjust controls for safety and efficiency.
• Carry out routine servicing, lubrication, cleaning and refueling.

Skills

Earthmoving operator

WTR endorsements

Civil earthworks

Job description

Seeking an experienced Earthmoving Plant Operator with WTR endorsements for civil and bulk earthworks projects in Auckland ($28–$37/hr, guaranteed hours).

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and ticketed Earthmoving Plant Operator to join our team in Auckland. Operating heavy machines across bulk earthworks, site cuts, sub‑divisions, and civil infrastructure projects throughout and the wider region, you will play a key role in shaping site levels and moving material efficiently. If you know your way around heavy iron and take pride in precise grading and bulk earthmoving, this role offers steady hours and long‑term project stability.

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing and positioning plant for operation
• Selecting, fitting and removing attachments such as buckets, winches, loading scoops, shovel blades and rock breaking hammers
• Operating controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials
• Monitoring operation of plant and adjusting controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensuring safety of other workers
• Raising, lowering and manipulating attachments using manual and hydraulic controls
• Working from drawings, markers and verbal instructions
• Servicing, lubricating, cleaning and refuelling plant and performing minor adjustments and repairs
• May operate a backhoe and attachments to excavate, break, drill, level and compact earth, rock and other material.
• May operate a bulldozer using blades and other attachments to gouge out, level and move materials