Listed: 21 December 2023
Location: Waimauku
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Career Opportunity
Dirtworks has grown steadily over the last 20 years, providing bulk earthworks and transportation solutions to a range of customers within the Auckland region. Our management team is highly experienced and great to work with. We are looking for a capable site manager with leadership skills to join us and make this role your own.
Duties:
You will run a large clean and managed fill site in West Auckland, utilising a modern fleet of heavy earth moving machinery. Reporting to, and working closely with our Operations Manager, you will supervise a small onsite team of operators, at various skill levels. Strong on planning and daily management, you will be evaluating and implementing tasks and reporting on the efficient and safe running of the site. You will be an experienced machine operator, to support sound decision making, coaching, advising and great at developing people and your team(s), while consistently improving performance across all aspects of operations.
Skills:
- Extensive bulk earthworks experience shifting large volumes of material with 20-40t diggers, dozers and Moxy’s.
- Positive management capability, leading by example, especially for young people keen to grow and develop.
- Project management skills with the ability to plan/create a schedule and deliver to plan. You are able to predict timeframes and understand when there is pressure and when there is not.
- Proven experience safely operating a variety of heavy machinery, including excavators, bulldozers and moxy / hydrema.
- Sound knowledge of environmental legislation including silt control and clean / managed fill levies.
- Awareness and commitment to safe practices, working closely with senior management and our HS and HR team.
The right candidate has extensive experience shifting large volumes of material. You can quickly see the most efficient course of action and order to do it in. You can schedule and plan the up coming tasks in priority order. You have experience motivating and working alongside small crews of varying abilities leading by example, keeping staff on task and focused throughout the day.
We offer an attractive remuneration package including a vehicle, phone and laptop, and a supportive management and company culture.
If you have managed large quantities of materials, are familiar with working in the wet and understand safe and efficient tip heads – you’re the one for us!
We will consider applicants as they are received. All applicants should already have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. We carry out pre-employment and ongoing & random testing. Please send your CV to jeanw@dirtworks.co.nz or call / text Jean on 021 363 553.
