Your role:

As a Plant Operator, you’ll be part of a highly capable team responsible for operating and maintaining heavy machinery, playing a vital role in military construction projects. Whether you’re paving airfields, clearing explosive hazards, or providing much-needed disaster relief, you’ll have all the tools you need at your disposal to accomplish the mission.

Not only will you be in the driver’s seat, you’ll also learn the engineering foundations to make technical decisions and give advice on all aspects of construction on the ground.

Your duties include, but aren’t limited to:

- Constructing, maintaining, and repairing infrastructure, including roads, ports, and airfields

- Operating and maintaining heavy plant equipment, such as forklifts (on-road and off-road), loaders, excavators, rollers, graders, dozers and cranes

- Undertaking environmental work, such as soil testing and draining

- Installing infrastructure services, like water and electricity

You will enjoy perks including, but not limited to:

- Free medical and dental

- Competitive salary package with incremental salary increases as you progress through training and ranks

- Generous Superannuation

- Job security

- Career progression and development

- Good work/life balance

- Travel opportunities

- Excellent social and fitness facilities

- Subsidised housing

Location:

Following your initial military training, you could be posted to one of the many Army bases and units across Australia primarily in QLD & NT.

Salary:





In the Army you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications. Upon commencing training, your starting salary will be approximately $60,517 per annum plus 16.4% superannuation and your pay will increase as you progress through training.

On completion of your initial military training and initial employment training, you’ll enjoy a package starting from $90,919 per annum.

As part of your training for this Plant Operator role, you’ll earn qualifications for the operation of certain vehicles.

Eligibility:

For this role, you must:

- Be at least 17 at the time of enlistment, an Australian Citizen and have completed an Australian Year 10 education (or equivalent) with passes in English and Mathematics

- If you are not an Australian Citizen, please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page to confirm you meet the requirements for a career in the ADF

- Be reasonably fit and healthy. Keeping fit is a big part of joining the ADF. You’ll need to pass a physical fitness test before you join, but don’t worry, we'll give you tips to help you prepare

- Be able to successfully obtain a security clearance

How to apply:

1. Click ‘Quick Apply’ to express your interest and speak with a recruiter. An ADF Careers team member will call you within 5 business days.

2. Ready to apply now? Visit the link below to view the full position description and submit your application today.

Plant Operator - ADF Careers (adfcareers.gov.au)

📌 Plant Operator (No Experience) (Brisbane)
🏢 ADF Careers
📍 Brisbane