Plant Operator

About the role

Plant operators for the earthworks of Cloudbreak Solar Farm, a solar farm near Newman, Western Australia.

The role in detail

TCD Group is recruiting for Cloudbreak Solar Farm, a solar farm near Newman, Western Australia, delivered by Fortescue as EPC. This campaign recruits the plant operators of the Civil W1 wave, on the bulk earthworks, roads, pads and cable trenches of the site.

What you will do

• Operate excavators, graders, rollers, water carts or articulated dump trucks on earthworks
• Cut, fill, trim and compact to the survey set-out and the engineer’s levels
• Trench and backfill for cable routes and drainage
• Complete pre-start checks and report defects rather than working around them

You will need

• Competency tickets for the plant you operate and proven hours on civil earthworks
• A White Card and a driver’s licence
• An eye for levels and finished surfaces, and respect for the survey pegs
• The habit of working safely around people, services and other machines

About this campaign

• This opening belongs to the Civil W1 wave of the Cloudbreak Solar Farm recruitment plan
• The positions shown on this page represent recruitment across the campaign wave, not the number of workers on site at any one time.

Tickets & licences

• White Card

Additional tickets are added only where the specific position requires them.

Pay & conditions

• Employment: Casual
• Pay: $43 an hour + penalties
• Penalty rates: Yes — award penalty rates apply
• Accommodation: Camp accommodation
• Accommodation details: Roster: 2:1 FIFO from Perth. Cloudbreak mine camp; FIFO from Perth, 2:1 roster.