Heavy Plant Operator, Telstra

Telstra

Location:
Australia, Flexible

Category:
Construction

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

As a Heavy Plant Operator/Constructor Repairer, you will undertake the full range of end to end installation with the construction of Optical Fibre cable to meet our customers expectations with limited supervision or direction. You will work within a team environment under Telstra InfraCo - Operations & Asset Management. The role requires performing manual labour tasks, operating heavy machinery, and maintaining customer infrastructure. This is an 18-month fixed-term position working on an 18 nights away, 10 nights home roster.

Job Responsibility:

Achieve faultless end to end construction of Optical Fibre cable, provisioning and maintenance of the customer access network and associated infrastructure through compliance to prescribed standards, practices and procedures, and to the full satisfaction of customers expectation
Plan and undertake planned activities associated to infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, through compliance to prescribed standards, practices and procedures within given time lines
Work within a team environment contributing to the delivery of a premium level of service to our customers by ensuring all work is undertaken in a timely and cost effective manner, meeting set quality standards and customer commitments
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with your peers and key internal and external stakeholders relevant to the achievement of business performance objectives
HSE Responsibility: Take reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of others, comply with and implement any reasonable Telstra HSE instruction, policy, standard, minimum requirement or procedure, and support Telstra to meet its duties under the relevant safety and environmental legislation
Work in accordance with a continuous work roster of 18 nights away, 10 nights home
Maintain network integrity

Requirements:

Heavy Plant knowledge and operating experience with Dozers, Excavators, Backhoe’s
Ripping
Understanding/willing to learn Plough Dozer
Re-instating/clearing
Manual labour duties associated with Plough construction- Pit and Pipe Install, Rod and Roping, Marker Post Installation, Re-Establishing property owner infrastructure fences, irrigation, Cleaning and Greasing heavy machinery for daily operations
Truck Licence, HR-C (combination) essential
Maintain logbook for all truck driving duties required

Nice to have:

Backhoe RII ticket
Excavator RII ticket
Dozer RII Ticket

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 16, 2025

Expiration:
October 01, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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