Road Maintenance and Construction
Overview
Road Maintenance and construction workers use medium construction equipment such as compactors, concrete mixers, bitumen sprayers, mini excavators, and pavers to clear, excavate, move, load, grade and compact earth, rock, and other materials.
Where do Road Maintenance and Construction workers work?
Secondary roads, construction sites, roadwork and paving projects, excavation sites, earth moving sites, landfills, rock quarries.
What do Road Maintenance & construction do?
- Construct secondary and feeder gravel roads.
- Erect road furniture, signage, and markings according to site and legal requirements
- Repair road defects according to specifications
- Perform road maintenance according to company policy, specifications, and contract requirements
- Construct concrete road elements according to drawings and specifications
- Execute fundamentals for roadworks and maintenance to company and national standards
- Construct motorcycle tracks
- Proper drainage is essential for preventing water accumulation on roads, which can lead to erosion and structural damage. Maintenance activities include cleaning and repairing culverts, ditches, and stormwater drainage systems.
Skills and Personal Characteristics:
- Enjoy hands-on machinery operation
- Good mechanical ability
- Good spoken communication and hand signal skills
- Good physical condition
- Able to work independently and in a team
- Good manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination
- Enjoy hands-on machinery operation
- Read and write basic texts/reports
- Use measurement systems and calculate time and quantity and cost
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Requirements
Candidates should possess a Grade 10 certificate and a D symbol in English.