Loader Operator (493)

About the job:

In this interesting role you will be working in our Logistics/Transport Team.

Some of the responsibilities include:

Monitoring the operation of machinery, such as wheel loader to ensure safe operation.

Operating machinery to load and unload materials from trucks or ships onto docks or as assigned locations.

Inspecting equipment for defects or damage and making necessary repairs.

Operating hydraulic wheel loaders to move materials such as gabbro’s, concrete blocks, waste from one location to another.

Operating forklifts to move materials within warehouses or manufacturing plants.

Performing physical labor such as lifting heavy objects or climbing ladders to reach high places.

Operating cranes or forklifts to move materials as instructed by Transport Foreman.

Operating equipment such as bulldozers or backhoes to perform construction tasks such as digging ditches or moving earth.

Operating cranes or forklifts to move materials such as steel beams or concrete blocks from one location to another

Load sales trucks quickly and ensure correct quantities are loaded.

Ensure that stockpiles are cleared daily and that the work area is kept clean and clear.

Drive loaders correctly, continuously observing all safety regulations.

Ensure loaders are taken to workshop for servicing regularly and all faults are reported, to reduce number of breakdowns.

Ensure customer trucks are not overloaded, in accordance with any relevant laws accruing load heights.

Avoid safety breaches/ incidents at all costs.

About you:

For you to be successful you will need to have the following: