Backhoe Dredge Operator

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Hall Contracting Full time

Work with a well established marine and civil contractor
- Operate the company's famous backhoe dredge, 'The Woomera'
- High potential to continue onto other projects

**About the Company**:
**Hall Contracting** is Australia's leading marine and dredging contractor with projects across Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. With our award winning capabilities in dredging, civil contracting and marine engineering, we pride ourselves on being experts in the project management space with a strong commitment to our clients, employees and wider community.

Hall operates a large fleet of cutter suction dredges including the newest addition to the fleet, the Backacter 900 backhoe dredge. The dredging fleet is backed up by an extensive array of ancillary equipment including workboats, booster pumps, work barges and pipelines.

**The Opportunity**:
Continuing our presence in the Townsville region, we have recently been awarded another stage of the $232m Channel Upgrade project at the
**Townsville**
**Port.** We are now looking to welcome highly capable
**Backhoe Dredge Operator **to work on our Backacter (BA) 900 backhoe dredge, christened the
**Woomera.**

**The Benefits**:

- Develop your skills and progress your career with a reputable marine contractor
- Have autonomy in your role and be trusted to deliver high quality results
- Work collaboratively in a team of highly experienced personnel
- Full-time role for the duration of this project
- Can be residential in Townsville or FIFO

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Constant monitoring and operation of dredge controls to ensure optimal dredge operation.
- Maintain dredge availability to meet or exceed planned efficiency goals.
- Any other ad-hoc duties as required e.g. maintenance, break down assistance.
- Maximizing production whilst maintaining a safe work environment
- Carrying out duties in line with OH&S standards
- Actively participating as an integral member of the team

**About You**:

- Demonstrated experience working as a Dredge Operator on medium to large Backhoe Dredges (or on long reach excavators)
- Relevant marine qualifications (i.e. STCW95, Coxswain ticket, ESS, etc.)
- Experience working in Marine Construction and/or Civil Construction is advantageous.
- You are team-oriented, highly motivated, production-focused, and willing to be involved in all aspects of the dredging operations.
- Strong communication skills and leadership qualities.
- Previous experience in operating excavators is highly regarded

Please do not hesitate to contact
**Chelsea Sawtell on 07 3041 4256** for further information or a confidential discussion.

We look forward to speaking with you.

**_Talent Blueprint partners with Hall Contracting for all recruitment matters._



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