Roller Operator - Excavation

Sinacola•Dallas/FW Metroplex, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Roller Operator performs tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. Skilled and proficient at operating all hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials.

Requirements

Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 60 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Vocational school or trade apprenticeships a plus.

Responsibilities

Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, dozers, graders, mining equipment, or backhoes.
Set up or inspect equipment prior to and after operation.
Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
Read and interpret construction plans and digging plans
Ensure operation of equipment within machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe procedures in many given applications.
Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
Dig ditches or trenches, back-fill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.