Roller Operator

Granite Construction • Forney, TX

73d

About The Position

Drives heavy rolling machine (road roller) to compact earth fills, subgrades, flexible base, and bituminous surface to grade specifications preparatory to construction of highways, streets, and runways. This job participates in on-the-job training.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience.
• Proper certification required.
• Appropriate training and experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Practice good safety habits.
• Ability to work in dusty or dirty surroundings.
• Ability to follow instructions and meet set standards.
• Ability to judge distances and slopes accurately.
• Ability to make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Responsibilities

• Moves levers, depresses pedals, turns handwheels, and pushes throttle to control and guide machine.
• Drives machine in successive overlapping passes over surface to be compacted.
• Determines speed and direction of machine, based on knowledge of compressibility of material under changing temperatures, so that ridges are not formed by excessive pressure.
• Pushes hand roller and pounds surfaces, using hand tamp, or guides portable power roller over areas not accessible to road roller.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees