You feel a good sense of accomplishment, feel proud of what you achieve. If willing can learn both sides, hows to operate and how to repair making you more valuable to an employer. Various locations, ...

The challenges

Know your abilities and don’t get cocky, if have fear of heights and edges then make sure you take roles that on on level ish grounds. Had some very steep embankments, machinery slipping down and try...

Jan 2024

Operating excavators, its rewarding if you're a person with an eye for detail and have pride and respect in your work

Reviewer's Qualification

Certificate IV in Supervisory Management

Experience

10+ years

Organisation size

Small (1-19 employees)

The good things

I love operating diggers because it's creative, you build, sculpture and shape the landscape. I see the digger arm and bucket as an extension of my own arm and the bucket is a hand on the end of that....

The challenges

Being given the wrong sized machine for the job, when the proper machine is actually available

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