Hydrovac / Horizontal Drill / Excavator Operator

About the role

ADK - Aussie Drill Kings is seeking multiple staff to build on our experienced Hydrovac / Horizontal Drill / Excavator Operator team in Cairns, Queensland. We offer full-time positions with onsite training to upskill your capabilities.

The role involves two main operational areas:

Hydrovac Excavations

ADK has a fleet of 6000L hydrovacs that require HR drivers. We will provide onsite training to develop you into a confident hydrovac operator. The role will be a combination of team work in ADK crews and individual work supporting local contractors with pothole tasks or bulk vac excavations.

Horizontal Directional Drilling

ADK runs multiple directional drilling crews and seek competent plant operators or capable labourers for ADK to train into directional drill operators. You will learn how to become a drill head navigator to steer the drill rods in a correct path under the roadways and a directional drill plant operator to sit on the machine to send the drill rods under the road. The position is a team based role that will provide exposure to open trenching with 2t & 5T excavators, hydrovac excavations and directional drill operations.

Key responsibilities

• Operate 6000L hydrovac equipment safely and efficiently
• Provide good customer service and take care of the fleet
• Support local contractors with pothole tasks and bulk vac excavations
• Navigate drill rods in a correct path under roadways as a drill head navigator
• Operate directional drill plant machinery
• Work as part of ADK crews and support individual contractor assignments
• Perform open trenching with 2t & 5T excavators

About you

• Reliable and safety-focused
• Able to provide good customer service
• Capable of working in team-based environments
• Available to work Monday to Friday with minimum 38 hours per week, average 50 hour week
• Flexible across teams depending on home life requirements
• Willing to undertake onsite training and development

Benefits

• Onsite training to develop into a confident hydrovac or directional drill operator
• Additional training pathways to obtain Certificate 3 in plant operations, site supervision or other certificate pathways
• Constant work with combination of local and away locations
• Flexibility across teams depending on current home life requirements

About us

ADK is a Cairns based company operating in the local area for 20 years.