Demolition Excavator Operator

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CMA Contracting, QLD
17/04/2026
Australian CitizenPermanent Residency
Full TimeIndustrialDemolitionContractingCompliance

Job Description

Ready to work with the best people on some of the best industrial projects in Australia? CMA Contracting is seeking experienced Demolition Excavator Operators. In this role you will utilise advanced demolition machinery to deliver key projects across the Bowen Basin under an attractive and industry-leading FIFO Roster. The role demands a strong safety record and demonstrated experience working alongside other mobile plant, as well as labouring duties.

Key Responsibilities

  • Compliance with HSEQ management systems and performance standards
  • Operate excavators to undertake structural demolition, processing concrete, scrap metal processing and general operating skills
  • Safe operation of mobile plant – excavators, skid steers, forklifts and/or other plant as required (and if license allows)
  • Repetitive handling and/or moving of heavy and awkward materials
  • Working knowledge of mobile plant loading requirements; load charts; critical picks; trucks; and other types of transport (HR, HC)
  • Conduct routine machine maintenance, including fuelling, daily greasing and lubrication, daily safety and spot checks, reporting service requirements and/or mechanical concerns/issues, and maintaining mobile plant in clean and good working order
  • Liaise professionally with clients, site supervisors, and site team members to ensure smooth project and task execution
  • Maintain daily logs of plant and equipment usage, maintenance
  • Daily pre-start maintenance of plant or equipment
  • Identify, report and correct hazards
  • Labouring duties will involve cleaning and preparing sites; loading and delivering materials; manual lifting; and using a variety of tools such as blowtorches, large plant, levels, lifts, power drills, grinders, saws, pressure washers, and water spraying equipment

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Current operating tickets/licences
  • Minimum 2 years of experience on large scale industrial demolition projects
  • All applicants must provide a current CV, references, and any relevant (and current) certifications or accreditations.
  • You must be prepared to undergo a pre-employment medical as well as drug and alcohol screening
  • Valid Driver’s Licence (C class or above)

Desirable

  • Previous DIDO and/or FIFO project experience
  • Understanding of the Bowen Basin region in Queensland and local industrial sector
  • Industrial civil project experience
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Diversity & Inclusion

Delta Group embraces diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, irrespective of gender, age, language, disability, ethnicity, cultural background, socio-economic and marital status, sexual orientation or religious belief.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace, including for individuals who have served or continue to serve in the Australian Defence Force.

We also appreciate and respect the diversity of First Nations Australians, recognising and valuing Aboriginal cultural knowledge as a significant contributor to our operational and organisational capacity.