Advanced Plant Operator

**About Us**

Zinfra partners with companies across the utility and infrastructure sectors to deliver maintenance, operations, engineering, and construction services. For our partners our work is crucial to maintaining the safety and reliability of their electricity and gas transmission and distribution assets.

**About the role**

The role of Advanced Plant Operator is to provide support to civil construction crews including excavation, backfill, cable installations including UG fibre optic cables, recoveries and reinstatement works in accordance with job specifications, materials handling and transport and stockpile management. As a field-based role, the standard working hours are 6am to 4pm Monday to Friday

You will be responsible for a variety of tasks and have the opportunity to work with colleagues across a range of disciplines.

**Key Responsibilities include**
- Dig trenches to specification and Lay & install pipe to plan
- Shovelling materials to and from construction areas, including but not limited to asphalt and dirt
- Load and unload construction materials &/supplies from trucks
- Maintaining clean work environment being machinery &/work site
- Operate variety of hand &/ power tools and spotting for underground services
- Read plans and take direction from Crew Leader

**About You**

The successful applicant will have experience working in a similar role within the construction industry, while actively participating in identifying site hazards and implementing control measures.
- Operating an Excavator with proven trenching techniques & ability to dig around services
- Ability to implement environmental controls as required and read & understand DBYD plans.
- Valid HR Drivers Licence
- Excavators and Skid Steer ticket,
- First Aid certificate - highly desirable, Dogging certificate - highly desirable and Confined Space - highly desirable

**Why you should come and work for us**

Our people are our greatest strength and inspiration so having various flexible working options, paid parental leave and leave purchase plans amongst many other benefits are key foundational elements on which we have built our success. We are passionate about what we do and we are proud of who we are. Safety is the cornerstone of our organisation and respect for community and country is the keystone that locks in place our Group Values.

**Diversity/Inclusion**

When you join Zinfra, you become part of our diverse, inclusive and passionate team, where you can be your committed self.

**Recruitment Process**

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and national police check.

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