Job Role: Earthworker - National


Role Description

The role of Earthworker - National can install and repair rail earthworks, including accessing roads, reconstructing track formation and capping, rehabilitating waterways, including shaping channels and/or scour protection, shaping shoulders (cesses), sub-surface drainage, trackside or across, track trenching (less than 1.5 m depth).

They can also: Supervise the installation and repair rail of earthworks in accordance with safeworking, regulatory and organisational requirements. It includes determining job requirements, undertaking trenching, establishing track formation and minor trackside earthworks, and completing documentation in accordance with specifications. (taken from old version of T&C matrix).

NOTE: These are to be used as a guide only. If you are unsure which role applied to you, please seek clarification from the operator with whom you propose to work as to what role is required for your intended duties. It is the individual's responsibility to ensure that the appropriate role is held before work is carried out.

This role is included in the National Plant Matrix.

Medical Requirement
  • No medical requirement.

Currency Requirement
  • No currency requirement.

Competency Requirements

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