Earthmoving Labourer

Overview

Performs routine tasks in excavating earth, clearing and levelling sites, and digging irrigation channels.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below. AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

Tasks

• loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment and transporting them around building sites
• erecting and dismantling temporary structures such as barricades and scaffolding
• mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar
• using ladders, swinging scaffolds, bosun's chairs, hydraulic bucket trucks and other equipment to reach and demolish multi-storey structures
• cleaning and carrying out minor repairs on stormwater drains and canals, and checking for cracks and leaks in sewerage systems
• digging holes and shovelling excavated material onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal
• spreading and levelling soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations
• assisting with assembling and installing piping, valves and fittings
• assisting with installing fixtures such as toilets, wash basins and sprinkler systems

Specialisations

• Grave Digger

Related Occupations

• Builder's Labourer
• Drainage, Sewerage and Stormwater Labourer
• Plumber's Assistant