Becoming an Earthmoving Plant Operator (General) in Queensland

About this role

Earthmoving Plant Operators (General) operate a range of earthmoving plants to assist with building roads, rail, water supplies, dams, treatment plants and agricultural earthworks.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for an Earthmoving Plant Operator (General) include:

• selects, fits and removes attachments such as buckets, winches, loading scoops, shovel blades and rock breaking hammers
• operates controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials
• monitors operation of plant and adjusts controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensure safety of other workers
• raise, lower and manipulate attachments using manual and hydraulic controls
• service, lubricate, clean and refuel plant and perform minor adjustments and repairs.