The job role of a piling operative involves the following duties:
- Driving heavy steel tubes into the ground at the right depth, filling them with concrete and then removing them, to leave the support in place
- Driving fully reinforced, pre-cast concrete piling into the ground
- Carrying out rotary bore piling using a temporary casing and auger to drill to the necessary depth
- Installing mini piles where space is limited
- Checking equipment before it’s used and keeping it maintained
- Working with technical plans and information
- Identifying the position of underground services (such as pipes or wires) before starting work
- Using hoisting equipment to position piling leads and hammers
- Operating machinery (either directly or via control mechanisms).
