Asphalt Roller Operator

Gray & Son, Inc; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son, Inc. seeks an Asphalt Roller Operator to join our construction team in Maryland. The role focuses on safe, efficient operation of breakdown, finish, and other rollers to prepare asphalt surfaces and subgrades.

You will perform daily equipment maintenance, follow safety protocols, and adjust speed and direction for proper compaction across varying temperatures. Experience with rubber tire rollers and smooth drum rollers is a plus.

Qualifications

• 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 overlapping passes to achieve compaction and smoothness.
• Determine speed and direction based on material compressibility and temperature.
• Operate various rollers to compact earth, subgrade, sub-base and asphalt surfaces.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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.
• The second roller uses the Rubber Tire Roller to 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
• 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.
• Any other duties assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.

Job description

Description

Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and skilled Asphalt Roller Operator to join our construction team. The Roller Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of Breakdown 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 roller, and the finish roller gives the final finish.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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.
• The second roller uses the Rubber Tire Roller to 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
• 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.
• Any other duties assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.