Overview
Other Mobile Plant Operators includes a number of occupation such as Aircraft Baggage Handlers and Airline Ground Crew, Linemarkers, Paving Plant Operators, Railway Track Plant Operators, Road Roller Operators and Streetsweeper Operators.
Day-to-day
- loads and unloads baggage, directs planes, positions staircases, fills aircraft fuel tanks and performs other aircraft ground services to ensure aircraft operations run efficiently
- operates plant to apply markings to roads and other surfaces such as car parks, airports and sportsgrounds
- operates plant to spread and level hot bituminous paving materials and lay concrete on areas such as highways, roads and car parks
- operates plant to lay, align, repair and maintain railway tracks
- operates a power-driven roller to prepare surfaces for roads, runways and car parks
- operates plant to clean streets and gutters of litter and debris.
Considerations
- Physically demanding
- Requires driving
- Irregular hours
- Working outdoors
- Shift work
To become an Other Mobile Plant Operator
You can work as an Other Mobile Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, they may be useful. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
Skills employers are looking for
