Asphalt Roller Operator

Job Description

The Roller Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of Breakdown Rollers, Rubber Tire Rollers and Finish Rollers. The Roller Operator distributes, breaks down, compresses and gives a finished surface to cooling asphalt. The first stage breaks down the asphalt mix with a breakdown roller. The second stage compresses it with a rubber tire roller, and the finish roller gives the final finish. Roller operators may also be required to operate Steel Drum and Pad Foot Rollers to compact and seal earth fills, sub grades, and flexible base.

Job Duties

Operate the roller and other heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.

Perform daily maintenance and safety checks of equipment.

Safely operate roller in successive overlapping passes over surfaces to be compacted, rolling subgrade and asphalt to desired compaction and smoothness.

Determine speed and direction of machine, based on knowledge of compressibility of material under changing temperatures, so that ridges do not form by excessive pressure.

Push hand roller and pound surfaces using hand tamp, or guide portable power roller over areas not accessible to road roller.

Operate self-propelled steel-wheeled, rubber-tired, vibrator, segmented, or other type of roller to compact earth, subgrade, sub-base and asphalt surfaces

Operate the Breakdown roller to massage hot mix asphalt into place.

Using the Rubber Tire Roller, compress hot mix asphalt to desired compaction.

Operate the Finish Roller in successive overlapping passes to apply final finish, and remove imperfections with a finish roller.

Operate Pad Foot Roller, using vibrate when necessary, until ground surface is hard.

Operate Smooth Drum Roller, to seal subgrade and base surfaces.

Operate other heavy equipment and other construction related duties as required

Any other duties assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.

Education & Experience

High School graduate which may be substituted with specific work-related experience.

Preferred Background:

Road Construction

Construction

Certificates and /or Licenses

Current Driver’s LicenseCompany Description

Gray & Son was founded in 1908 with a name synonymous with quality in commercial and residential construction. Through the years, we’ve expanded our services, added to our fleet and welcomed new employees, but we’ve never stopped living up to our name.

Today, Gray & Son is a leading contractor in the Baltimore metropolitan area for both private and public construction projects. We specialize in asphalt paving, land excavating, utilities, concrete, demolition, soil stabilization, sediment control/storm water management and commercial snow removal.

Uniquely qualified to manage the entire construction project for our customers, Gray & Son has the resources to provide many types of construction site work and restoration projects, including residential subdivisions, commercial lots, roadways, schools, park construction, health-care facilities, churches, athletic fields, industrial sites, shopping centers and more.

We put pride in everything we do at Gray & Son ... from owning all of our fleet and reinvesting in our business, to ensuring that all of our employees and work sites are safe, to serving our customers and our community with unsurpassed service.

After all, our reputation depends on it.

Full-time