labourer

Earthmoving Trainee / Labourer

Full-Time | Adelaide, SA | Immediate Start

No experience required – attitude is everything.

Zeds Earthmoving is looking for a young, enthusiastic and hardworking person who wants to build a career in the earthmoving and civil construction industry.

This is an entry-level role suited to someone who may have little or no industry experience but is mechanically minded, enjoys working outdoors and is genuinely keen to learn.

We aren't looking for someone who already knows everything. We're looking for someone with the right attitude who wants to learn.

What You'll Learn

Working alongside experienced operators and supervisors, you'll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of earthmoving and civil construction, including:

• Excavator, skid steer, loader and other machinery operation
• Truck driving and plant transport
• Site preparation and general earthworks
• Civil construction
• Reading and interpreting construction plans
• Understanding site levels, grades and falls
• GPS and machine-control technology
• Basic surveying and set-out
• Machine maintenance and daily checks
• Working safely around heavy machinery
• How earthmoving projects are planned and completed from start to finish

The goal is to develop the right person from a labouring/trainee position into a competent machine operator and valuable long-term member of our team.

Who We're Looking For

Experience is not required.

What matters to us is that you:

• Have a positive, can-do attitude
• Are genuinely keen to learn
• Aren't afraid of hard work or long days
• Turn up on time and are reliable
• Listen and take direction
• Take pride in your work
• Are comfortable working outdoors and getting your hands dirty
• Want to develop skills and progress within the industry
• Work well as part of a team

A current driver's licence is essential.

Any previous exposure to machinery, trucks, construction, farming, mechanical work or similar environments is a bonus.

What We Offer

• Above-award rates for the right candidate
• Full-time employment
• Immediate start
• Plenty of hours available
• Hands-on training from experienced operators
• Opportunity to learn multiple machines
• Exposure to trucks, earthmoving equipment, GPS and modern machine-control technology
• Genuine career progression as your skills develop
• Opportunity to obtain further licences and qualifications
• Variety of earthmoving and civil projects across Adelaide
• A pathway into machine operating, truck driving and greater responsibility

This isn't a role where you'll be stuck on a shovel indefinitely. If you show us that you're reliable, willing to learn and have the right attitude, we'll invest the time into teaching you the industry and getting you onto machinery.

Apply

If you're looking for an opportunity to get into earthmoving and civil construction and build a proper career from the ground up, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply through SEEK with your resume and a short introduction telling us a bit about yourself and why you want to get into the earthmoving industry.