Experienced Asphalt Roller Operator

Overview

Position Overview:

This is a skilled position involving the safe and efficient operation of an asphalt roller machine. Responsible for operating equipment to compact earth, subgrade, and sub-base asphalt surfaces in the construction of highways and streets. This includes safely and efficiently operating rollers to smooth material from the paver to proper depths and ensuring desired compaction and smoothness. Requires a thorough understanding of preparatory work, grades, drainage, paving patterns, and other details related to asphalt paving.

• Operate equipment safely and efficiently.
• Responsible for safe slopes on excavations and proper barricading.
• Locate utilities and other buried lines prior to digging.
• Perform minor servicing and maintenance or refer major problems to the supervisor.
• Knowledge of trenching and shoring standards.
• Keep time and material records.
• Knowledge of aggregate sizes and classifications.
• Knowledge of weight requirements of loads leaving the pit.
• Travel from interstate highway to rural dirt roads from various locations.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• Three to Five years related experience as an Asphalt Roller Operator or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of asphalt materials, compaction techniques, and paving processes.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions

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• Valid driver’s license required.

To perform the job successfully; an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Be able to operate Paddle Wheel Scraper, Wheel Dozer, Excavator and Blade.

• MSHA Training
• Familiar with GPS

Commercial Driver's License not required, but a plus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move anywhere up to 100 lbs.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to…