ROLLER OPERATOR

Granite Construction; Wichita Falls (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Incorporated is seeking a Road Roller Operator to drive heavy rolling equipment and compact earth fills, subgrades, and asphalt to established grade specifications for highways, streets, and runways in a large construction project environment. You must read engineering drawings, observe safety standards, and work in dusty conditions while following instructions and maintaining quality.

The role requires effective decision making, the ability to judge distances and slopes,

Qualifications

• Read engineering drawings to interpret specifications.
• Maintain safety best practices on site.
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings while following procedures.
• Follow instructions and meet defined standards.
• Judge distances and slopes accurately for safe operation.
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards on the job site.

Responsibilities

• Moves levers, depresses pedals, and guides the machine to compact earth fills.
• Drives roller in overlapping passes to reach target grades.
• Adjusts speed and direction based on material and temperature considerations.
• Operates hand rollers or portable power rollers in hard-to-reach areas.
• Roles may be designated as Road-Roller Operator, Hot Mix, Subgrade-Roller Operator, etc.
• Adheres to safety, quality, and productivity requirements.

Skills

Read drawings

Safety mindset

Dusty environment

Follow instructions

Judge distances

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

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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

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.

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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.