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🥝 Digger/Machine Operator - Gisborne

Trade Assist | gisborne, New-Zealand | Posted June 07, 2026

Job Description

Trade Assist is looking for approximately 10 Digger/Machine Operators for a variety of projects around the Gisborne region and is offering competitive rates for the right people with experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operating excavators and civil machinery across earthworks, trenching, drainage, roading, and site preparation projects
  • Completing pre‑start checks, maintenance, cleaning, refuelling, and minor plant adjustments
  • Using attachments including buckets, breakers, compactors, augers, and blades
  • Reading plans, site markers, and following verbal and written instructions
  • Excavating, levelling, loading trucks, backfilling, compacting, and moving materials around site
  • Working safely around underground services, traffic, machinery, and ground crews while following health & safety procedures
  • Monitoring machine performance and reporting faults, hazards, incidents, or maintenance requirements
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