Asphalt Roller Operator

Gray & Son Inc.; Norris City (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son Inc. in Norris City, IL, is seeking a motivated Asphalt Roller Operator to join our construction team. You will be responsible for safe and efficient operation of breakdown, finish, and rubber tire rollers to compact asphalt and subgrades.

The role requires performing routine maintenance, safety checks, and adapting speed and passes to ensure a smooth, durable surface. You will work under the supervision of the foreman, with opportunities to contribute to quality control and project

Qualifications

• Experience operating asphalt rollers and heavy equipment.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance and safety checks.
• Understanding of compaction principles for asphalt surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Operate roller and other heavy equipment safely.
• Perform daily maintenance and safety checks.
• Compact asphalt by overlapping passes to achieve desired finish.
• Adjust speed and direction based on material temperatures to avoid ridges.
• Manage areas inaccessible to road roller with hand tools as needed.
• Operate various roller types to compact subgrade and asphalt surfaces.
• Complete additional duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent.

Skills

Roller operation

Safety awareness

Equipment maintenance

Tools

Breakdown roller

Finish roller

Rubber tire roller

Pad foot roller

Smooth drum roller

Job 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.