Operators for your excavator, wheel loader or demolition machine
You need an operator who digs, loads and finishes independently. We discuss the machine, the lifting work and the papers in advance.
Submitting a request places you under no obligation.
What our operators do on your machine
Our operators run tracked, wheeled and mini excavators and wheel loaders.
- Excavating building pits, road beds and trenches
- Shaping slopes and foundations and finishing to level
- Loading lorries and dumpers and managing the stockpile
- GPS and 3D machine control from your drawing or model
- Digging around cables and pipes from your KLIC data
- Demolition with a sorting grab, shear or breaker
- Checking the machine daily and reporting defects
For these types of companies
- Groundworks and civil engineering contractors
- Demolition companies
- Earthmoving and agricultural contractors
- Cable and pipeline contractors
We discuss machine by machine what the candidate can demonstrate
Diplomas and experience known beforehand
We ask every candidate about papers and machines. You hear the outcome before the operator starts.
You report lifting work upfront
If the operator has to lift, we discuss whether the candidate holds the registration for it.
Instruction on your machine
You instruct the operator on your machine and project, as the law requires of the hirer.
Our team on the line
You call our team about the days, the hours and the operator.
Diploma, registration and licence that we discuss per candidate
Demonstrable competence
Always requiredThe law prescribes no licence card, but requires competence that can be demonstrated. That is usually an operator diploma or certificate.
VCA Basis
Always requiredThe law does not require it, but it is the standard on construction and civil engineering sites.
T driving licence
Often asked forThis is mandatory if the operator drives a wheeled excavator or wheel loader on public roads.
Registration for lifting (TCVT RA)
Sometimes asked forLifting on a construction site with a machine of 10 tonne-metres or more requires it. Laying pipes in the operator's own excavation is exempt.
Planning for the season, road closures and frost
Busy from spring to autumn
City work on roads and sewers often falls in summer, when there is less traffic.
Nights and weekends during closures
Mention night or weekend work during a closure in your request.
Frost can stop the work
If frost stops the work, we discuss the planned days with you.
From your request to the first working day
At every step you deal with our team.
You tell us who you need
You call us or fill in the request with the occupation, the number of people and the start date.
We discuss the work
We contact you about the tasks, the working hours and the requirements for the people.
We propose candidates
You receive candidates who suit the work, with their experience and their certificates.
The worker starts
Groos arranges the contract and the pay, and we stay in touch with you for as long as the assignment runs.
Who arranges what for pay, instruction and the KLIC request
- The operator receives equivalent pay, at least the package of your own operators for the same work.
- The Working Conditions Act (Arbowet) requires you to instruct the operator on your machine, project and risks.
- For mechanical digging, the excavating party submits the utility location request (KLIC), so you or your main contractor. You give the operator the work instructions.
Questions about machines, lifting work and hourly rate
Which machines can your operators work on?
That differs per candidate. Years on a tracked excavator do not make someone at home on a mini excavator or wheel loader.
Why do you ask beforehand whether there is lifting?
Lifting on a construction site with a machine of 10 tonne-metres or more requires registration in the Dutch crane operator register. Not every operator has it.
Do your operators work with GPS and 3D machine control?
We ask each candidate about that. Tell us which system your machine uses.
Can the operator also do demolition work?
Yes, if the candidate has experience with a sorting grab, shear or breaker. An operator who sees material that looks like asbestos stops and reports it to your site manager.
What determines the hourly rate for an operator?
The machine, lifting work, working hours and duration together set the rate. After your request, you receive a proposal stating the hourly rate.
How is the operator's pay set?
The operator receives at least what your own operators receive for the same work. A recognised operator diploma counts in the grading.
Is a machine standing ready without an operator?
Tell us the machine, whether lifting is involved and the start date. Our team calls you to go through papers and planning.
Do you need people at short notice? Then call us directly.