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Haul Truck / Dump Truck Operator

One of the highest-volume roles on any open-pit site: moving ore and waste between the pit, crusher and dump using large rigid or articulated haul trucks.

What it involves: Long shifts operating a single piece of equipment (often a CAT 793/797 or Komatsu 930E class truck), working to a dispatch system, and following strict traffic-management and fatigue rules.

Typical requirements: An HR (or equivalent heavy-vehicle) licence is the usual baseline; many employers run their own simulator-based training for candidates without direct haul-truck hours.

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Common rosters for this job

From live haul truck / dump truck operator ads that state a roster. Six weeks shown; teal is time on site.

  • 7/77 days on, 7 days off · 50% of the year on site6 jobs
  • 2/12 weeks on, 1 week off · 67% of the year on site5 jobs
  • 2/22 weeks on, 2 weeks off · 50% of the year on site2 jobs
  • 4/34 days on, 3 days off · 57% of the year on site1 job

24 live haul truck / dump truck operator roles

Macmahon

Dump Truck Operator

12d ago
  • Telfer, Western Australia, Western Australia, AU
  • 2/1
  • via careers site

Macmahon

Dump Truck Operator

12d ago
  • Greenbushes, WA, Western Australia, AU
  • FIFO 7/7
  • via careers site

Yancoal Australia

Operator

1d ago
  • Blackwater, QLD, 4717, Queensland, AU
  • 7/7
  • Coal
  • via careers site

Yancoal Australia

Advanced Operator

1d ago
  • Blackwater, QLD, 4717, New South Wales, AU
  • 7/7
  • Coal
  • via careers site

Mineral Resources

Dump Truck Operators

11d ago
  • Kalgoorlie, Pilbara, AU
  • FIFO 2/1
  • Iron Ore
  • via careers site
Haul Truck / Dump Truck Operator jobs: what it involves & requirements · FiFoDiDo