Telehandler / Forklift Operator

About the role

Telehandler and forklift operators to feed the tracker and module installation of Cloudbreak Solar Farm, a solar farm near Newman, Western Australia.

The role in detail

Pilecom is recruiting for Cloudbreak Solar Farm, a solar farm near Newman, Western Australia, delivered by Fortescue as EPC. This campaign recruits the telehandler and forklift operators of the Mechanical W2 wave.

What you will do

• Unload deliveries at the laydown and stage tracker steel and module pallets along the rows
• Operate telehandlers and forklifts safely among installation crews
• Complete pre-start checks and report defects
• Keep the laydown ordered so that the right material reaches the right row

You will need

• A telehandler or forklift licence and site experience with either
• A White Card and a driver’s licence
• Care for fragile loads: a dropped module pallet is a lot of glass
• The habit of working safely around people on foot

About this campaign

• This opening belongs to the Mechanical W2 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
• Forklift (LF)
• Telehandler

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

Pay & conditions

• Employment: Casual
• Pay: $39 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.