Plant Operator – Tumut
Job Description
Why grow your career with Forestry Corporation of NSW:
At Forestry Corporation of NSW, our values are at the heart of everything that we do. We hope you share our values of:
- Wellbeing: Everyone home, injury free, everyday
- Respect: We care for country, community, and ourselves
- Integrity: We are honest and accountable
- Innovation: We challenge ourselves to think differently, be bold and continuously improve
The Opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated self-starters to join our roading team in the Tumut Region. This role contributes to the wider Tumut team through constructions and ongoing maintenance of our strategic road network, in particular haulage routes, to ensure timber products are moved safely and timely from the forest and to customers delivery points. The role also plays a vital role in fire preparedness by maintaining our fire trail network.
What we can offer you:
- Full time permanent role flexible location either Tumut or Tumbarumba NSW
- Dynamic and supportive team environment
- We invest in your development
- Access to self-paced learning
Exclusive company benefits including in-house physiotherapist,
About the Role
As the Plant Operator you will need to effectively operate a range of plant and heavy vehicles under general direction on a wide range of forest road operations, ensure the plant and vehicles are operated and maintained in a safe and effective manner in compliance with required environmental and safety standards.
We would love you to have:
- Demonstrated experience in operating heavy plant machinery in a safe manner ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards (demonstrable Dozer and/or Grader experience is desirable).
- A great attitude to roll up your sleeves and get the job done along with the willingness to listen, learn and apply yourself.
- Be willing to upskill on other heavy plant
- Knowledge and experience in road construction, maintenance techniques and quality control
- The ability to read maps and navigate, interpret instructions and operational plans and record basic field data
- Perform daily heavy plant prestart inspections and report maintenance requirements
- Good verbal communication and problem-solving skills
- Hold a current Heavy Rigid Driver’s Licence (Heavy Combination is desirable)
- Ability or willingness to use iPad and/or computers for administrative tasks
- Capacity to undertake firefighting as required and work after hours, specifically operating heavy plant on a fire line and to maintain sufficient fitness for the job.
