ROLLER OPERATOR

Granite Construction; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a Roller Operator to operate a heavy road roller, compacting earth fills and surfaces to spec at project sites across Texas. You will read engineering drawings, judge material compressibility, and ensure safety while working in dusty environments.

Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds and frequent handling of objects up to 25 pounds. Responsibilities include making precise passes, adjusting speed and direction, and coordinating with the crew to

Qualifications

• Read engineering drawings and follow project specs.
• Maintain safe work practices in dusty environments.
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Responsibilities

• Move levers and controls to operate the road roller.
• Compact earth fills, subgrades, and bituminous surfaces.
• Pass over surfaces in overlapping runs to achieve compaction.
• Work with crew to follow directions and meet grade specifications.

Skills

Reading drawings

Safety compliance

Decision making

Physical fitness

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Hand tamp

Portable power roller

Job description

## ROLLER OPERATORApplylocations: Childress, Texas: Amarillo, Texas: Abilene, Texas: Wichita Falls, Texas: Lubbock, Texastime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0000007838**Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do...**Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.**General Summary**Drives heavy rolling machine (road roller) to compact earth fills, subgrades, flexible base, and bituminous surface to grade specifications preparatory to construction of highways, streets, and runways.**Essential Job Accountabilities*** Moves levers, depresses pedals, turns handwheels, and pushes throttle to control and guide machine.* Drives machine in successive overlapping passes over surface to be compacted.* Determines speed and direction of machine, based on knowledge of compressibility of material under changing temperatures, so that ridges are not formed by excessive pressure.* Pushes hand roller and pounds surfaces, using hand tamp, or guides portable power roller over areas not accessible to road roller.* May be designated according to surface rolled as Road-Roller Operator, Hot Mix; Subgrade-Roller Operator; or according to source of power used as Diesel-Roller Operator; Gas-Roller Operator.**Education*** High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience**Certification*** Proper certification required**Work Experience*** Appropriate training and experience required**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**Workers should be able to:* Read engineering drawing* Practice good safety habits* Work in dusty or dirty surroundings* Follow instructions and meet set standards* Judge distances and slopes accurately* Make decisions based on verifiable standards.Physically, workers must be able to:* Stoop, bend, and crouch* Use hands, arms, and legs fully* See well (either naturally or with correction)* Lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.**About Granite Construction Incorporated**Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.**Notice to Staffing Agencies**Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. **Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.** Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. **Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.** Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.