At a Glance
- Tasks: Operate Front End Loaders safely and efficiently across various local sites.
- Company: Protech, a leading employer in construction and manufacturing.
- Benefits: Great hourly rates, flexible shifts, and supportive team environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for ongoing work and career growth in Townsville.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and gain experience in multiple industries.
- Qualifications: Current Front End Loader Ticket and 12 months operating experience required.
The predicted salary is between 28.8 - 35.2 $ per hour.
- Front End Loader Operators | Townsville
- Ongoing Rosters | Casual & Ad-Hoc Shifts | Multiple Local Clients
Are you an experienced Front End Loader Operator looking for your next opportunity?
Protech Townsville is seeking skilled FEL Operators for a variety of upcoming and ongoing opportunities across the region.
We partner with multiple clients across bulk materials handling, quarry operations, manufacturing, fertiliser processing, logistics, and industrial sites, offering both rostered positions and flexible casual work.
Our current ongoing opportunities are predominantly within quarry operations, asphalt production plants, and concrete batch plants, while ad-hoc work is available acrossour fertiliser processing sites within Townsville.
Whether you’re chasing consistent hours or looking to pick up additional shifts around your current roster, we’d like to hear from you.
What’s Available?
- Immediate start pending site
- Ongoing rostered positions
- Casual ad-hoc shifts
- Local Townsville-based work
- Day, afternoon, night and weekend shifts available
- Shifts ranging from 4 to 12 hours
- Opportunities across multiple industries and sites
- Potential for long-term placements with leading employers
Typical Duties
- Operating Front End Loaders safely and efficiently
- Loading trucks, hoppers, crushers and processing equipment
- Stockpile management and material movement
- Quarry and production support operations
- Bulk material and product handling
- Feeding plant and processing equipment
- Supplying and loading raw materials into concrete and asphalt batch plants
- Assisting with batching operations and production requirements
- Conducting pre-start inspections and basic maintenance checks
- Maintaining a safe and productive work environment
- Tickets & Experience Required
- Current Front End Loader Ticket
- Minimum 12 months experience operating FEL
- Valid Driver’s Licence and reliable transport
- Strong commitment to safety and teamwork
- Must be able to pass Drug & Alcohol Screening
- Quarry, production, bulk handling or fertiliser experience highly regarded
- Highly Regarded
- Concrete batching plant experience
- Asphalt production plant experience
- Quarry experience
- Fertiliser handling experience
- Production or manufacturing experience
- Loader experience with scales
- Additional machinery tickets
- Front End Loader experience on CAT, Komatsu or Volvo machinery
What We Offer
- Great hourly rates
- Flexible work arrangements (ongoing & ad-hoc)
- Opportunities across multiple sites and industries
- Supportive team environment
- Consistent communication and site support
- Reliable, on-time pay
- Potential for ongoing rostered work with leading local employers
- About Protech
At Protech, we provide Great Work to Great People, taking the hassle out of work so you can focus on a job well done.
We’ve got your back with
- Safe and reliable work.
- A ready, responsive and caring team.
- Correct pay, on time.
As an equal opportunity employer, Protech provides opportunities with leading clients across construction, mining, asphalt, rail, warehousing and manufacturing and has branches in every state and territory.
This means we can provide you with Great Work, no matter where you call home.
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Front End Loader Operators – Townsville employer: PROTECH
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