Telehandler Operator
Express Employment Professionals · City Deep, Gauteng
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Drives and manages a telescopic handler (boom lift) to lift, transport, and position heavy materials on construction or industrial sites.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Material Handling: Load, unload, and move heavy or bulky items (such as pallets, steel pipes, timber, and aggregate) across job sites using forks, buckets, or jibs.
- Equipment Inspections: Perform daily pre-use and post-use safety checks on tires, fluid levels, brakes, hydraulics, and lights.
- Load Chart Management: Read and strictly follow manufacturer load capacity charts to ensure boom extensions and weight limits never cause tipping.
- Site Communication: Coordinate movements with ground crew, signallers, and site supervisors using hand signals or two-way radios.
- Maintenance & Housekeeping: Clean the machine, grease moving parts, swap attachments (e.g., switching from forks to buckets), and report mechanical faults immediately.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Certification / License: Valid telehandler operator certification or accredited ticket (such as CPCS, NPORS, or local high-risk work licensing) and a clean driver's license.
- Technical Knowledge: Understanding of dynamic centers of gravity, terrain stability, and safe working loads (SWL).
- Physical & Spatial Skills: Strong hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, physical fitness to climb into cabs, and the ability to work in outdoor weather conditions.
- Experience: Prior hours operating heavy, rough-terrain machinery in construction, mining, or agriculture.
Package & Remuneration
R65 Per Hour
Negotiable depending on Skills and Experience.