What are the responsibilities and job description for the ROLLER OPERATOR position at Branch Civil?
Position Summary
Branch's Civil Division is searching for an experienced and safety-oriented Roller Operator to join our well-established, growing company. The Roller Operator operates controls to guide machine in making successive overlapping passes over the material to be compacted. The operator determines speed and direction of machine based on knowledge of compressibility of material. The Roller Operator operates self-propelled steel wheeled, rubber tired, sheep foot, vibratory, segmented, or other type roller to compact earth, subgrade, subbase, shoulder materials, or stone cover on surface treatment. May also operate roller on bases and asphalt surface. Greater operative skills are generally associated with the operation and control of finish surface rollers.
We're hiring for two projects in Roanoke, I-81 and 220 North. We expect for these positions to start in March / April.
Duties / Responsibilities
- May be required to operate equipment in accordance with a Department approved method of compaction (roller pattern)
- May service equipment and make normal operating adjustments
- Routine fueling, lubrication and servicing
- Cleaning of equipment and work area
- Operate controls
- Compacting different materials
- Utilize different types of rollers
- Additionally, Fine Grade Roller Operators perform rolling of finish surface and possess techniques to obtain proper finish
- May perform other related duties
Duties / Responsibilities Cont.
Qualifications
Competencies
Dependability
Productivity
Quality
Following Policies and Procedures
Working Safely
Travel
Supervisory Responsibility
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40 hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early / late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.
AAP / EEO Statement
It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
