Roller Operator - Night Shift - Brownsville, TX

Granite Construction • Mission, TX

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About The Position

The Roller Operator drives a heavy rolling machine to compact earth fills, subgrades, flexible base, and bituminous surfaces to grade specifications in preparation for construction of highways, streets, and runways. This role operates the machine in overlapping passes and adjusts its speed and direction according to material compressibility and changing temperatures to avoid forming ridges through excessive pressure. The operator may also use a hand roller, hand tamp, or portable power roller in areas inaccessible to the road roller. The position is identified by the surface rolled or the roller’s power source.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent years of experience.
• Required proper certification.
• Appropriate training and experience.
• 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.
• Ability to stoop, bend, and crouch; fully use hands, arms, and legs; and see well, naturally or with correction.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate the road roller using its levers, pedals, handwheels, and throttle.
• Drive the machine in successive overlapping passes over surfaces being compacted.
• Determine machine speed and direction based on material compressibility and changing temperatures to avoid creating ridges.
• Use a hand roller and hand tamp, or guide a portable power roller, in areas inaccessible to the road roller.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED