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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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