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Full-time
professional certificate
Guaranteed Minimum 40 Hours Per Week, Training And Development, Career Progression Opportunities, Healthcare Discounts, Retail Discounts, Banking Discounts
Posted 52d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Operate Class 5 vehicles across a rural network to support maintenance and operational activities. Ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard for customers and communities.
Requirements
Must possess a full Class 5 Driver Licence and experience with bottom dumper trailers and rural road networks. W, R, and T endorsements and loader operating experience are highly desirable.
Full job description
Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Driver Operator to join our team in Dannevirke. In this role, you will be responsible for operating Class 5 vehicles across our rural network, supporting maintenance and operational activities while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in their equipment, and is committed to delivering quality outcomes for our customers and communities.
Nga pūkenga matua | Important Skills
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
Full Class 5 Driver Licence
Experience operating bottom dumper trailers
Experience working on rural road networks
Strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental practices
Good record-keeping and reporting skills, including experience using Actuate or similar systems
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Highly desirable:
W, R and T endorsements
Loader operating experience, with the ability to self-load materials
Civil construction, road maintenance, or transport industry experience
Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki kōnei | Why you will enjoy working here
Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful. We offer you the opportunity to join a supportive team culture and be part of delivering essential infrastructure services to local communities.
We also offer:
Guaranteed minimum 40 hours per week, permanent opportunity
Access to training, development and career progression opportunities
Discounts for healthcare, retail, and banking
A workplace that values safety, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion
Free access to Marram health care benefits and employee assistance programmes
Me pēhea ki te tono | How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply Now and submit your application online.
Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.
Please note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, medical assessment, and reference checks.
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
Downer’s Transport & Infrastructure business manages and maintains road networks across Australia and New Zealand, with civil and commercial construction in New Zealand. We are an integrated trans-Tasman team with a leading portfolio of products and services. By sharing our capabilities and insights across our regions we achieve the best technical solutions for our customers’ challenges, and for our communities.
Related keywords
Class 5 LicenceBottom DumperRural RoadsCivil ConstructionRoad MaintenanceW EndorsementR EndorsementT EndorsementLoader OperationActuateInfrastructure ServicesHealth And SafetyTransport
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Enabling communities to thrive.
It’s what we’ve done for more than 150 years. Solving problems. Making the extraordinary run smoothly every day. We’re keeping the lights on and the water flowing. Running the hospitals that take care of us. Delivering the transport that takes us from A to B. Maintaining communication networks that keep people connected. Helping our Government and Defence customers keep them protected. Delivering train fleets. Building bridges, roads and streets. Now we’re building momentum too. Moving forward even faster.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we’re transforming the way we work. Unlocking our potential to lead by example. Using our passion and expertise to deliver complex projects and turn fresh ideas into solutions that make society a better place. Creating opportunities for our people, growth and value for our shareholders, and world-class solutions for our customers. Imagining. Innovating. Engineering. Enabling.
Offices: Triniti Business Campus, 39 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, AU · 130 Kerrs Rd, Wiri, Auckland, NZ · 130 Stirling St, Perth, WA 6000, AU · 567 Collins Street, Level 10, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AU · 9 Modal Crescent, Canning Vale, WA 6155, AU