1800 Mr Excavate
Moving Earth Your Way · Operator only · Knowledge shared
Experienced, ticketed, insured machine operators for hire — from Denman across the Upper Hunter, the Hunter Valley and north to Tamworth, with every hour and inspection on record.
- Since 20171800 Mr Excavate Pty Ltd · ABN 56 621 554 327
- 30+ years in the seatFounder Craig Champion — mines, civil and farm earthworks. His story
- Tickets verifiedTickets and licences sighted and scanned — clients only see tickets the office has verified
- Every shift on recordPrestart, Take 5 and SWMS sign-on done and attached to your invoice. How
- Reviewed on GoogleRead what clients say
The 1ME platform
Book, prestart, hours, invoice — one system
Principals and civil contractors use the client portal to request operators. Our people run the day on the phone. You get an invoice that matches the timesheet, with safety documents attached.
Booking
20t excavator · bulk earthworks
Hunter site · 6:30 am
Machine prestart
✓ Completed 6:12 am
Tracks, hydraulics, lights
Site risk review
✓ Services located · BYDA on file
Hours
6:30 am – on the clock
Logged against the client's job
Operator app — live for our crew
For clients
An operator you don't have to chase
- The right operator, bookedTell us the machine, the work and the dates. We match an operator whose tickets and experience fit the job.
- Prestart done and recordedEvery shift starts with a machine safety inspection and the site risks reviewed — recorded, not just ticked.
- Hours you can seeTime is logged on the day, against your job. No guessing at the end of the week.
- Invoices that matchWhat you are billed comes straight from the recorded hours, with safety paperwork attached.
For operators
A career, not just a shift
- Your skills pathwayThe machines you run, the work you have done and the abilities you are building next — all in one place.
- Your tickets, kept currentLicences and tickets on record, with renewals flagged before they lapse.
- Your goalsWhere you want to be in a year or five. We plan the work and the learning to help you get there.
- Safety in your pocketPrestarts, Take 5s and client SWMS sign-ons on your phone — and they work with no signal.
How a booking runs
- 1BookMachine, work, site and dates.
- 2MatchAn operator with the right tickets and seat time.
- 3PrestartMachine inspection and site risks, recorded.
- 4Work & logHours recorded on the day.
- 5InvoiceBilled from the recorded hours — pack emailed.
Operators for the machines you run
- Excavator operatorsFrom mini excavators up to 45 tonne machines — trenching, bulk earthworks, detailed excavation, loading trucks and working around live services.
- Dozer operatorsStripping topsoil, pushing up and bulk earthmoving, dams and land clearing — operators with seat time from small dozers up to D10 and D11 class.
- Grader operatorsRoad and haul-road construction and maintenance, trimming to level and shaping pads and tracks.
- Loader operatorsWheel loaders for loading out, stockpile work and site clean-up, from tool carriers to large production loaders.
- Skid steer & posi-track operatorsTight-access sites, landscaping, site prep, clean-up and attachment work.
- Truck operatorsHeavy rigid (HR) tippers and water carts, articulated dump trucks, and large rigid haul trucks — licensed operators who know haul roads and spotting.
Got a dry hire machine? We supply the operator. Sites more than 80 km from Denman attract LAFHA or paid travel.
