Asphalt Paving Crew Technician

Job Description

Follow instructions given by foreman while performing a wide variety of manual tasks including cleaning, squeegeeing, luting, leveling, shoveling, sweeping, raking asphalt to grade, and operating commercial paving equipment.

Skills and Qualifications:

Education/Experience

• Outdoor labor work experience in extreme heat and cold is required.

Licensing/Registrations

• Driver’s license in good standing is required.
• Ability to see and correct defects in surfaces being installed.
• Ability to comprehend, retain and give instructions.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Successful completion of pre-employment MVR, physical, background and drug screen.
• Ability to work non-routine hours, when necessary.
• Technology Use: Google Maps, App-Based Timesheets & schedule
• Ability to lift/carry on a regular basis at least 50-90lbs personally.
• Ability to bend, crouch, stoop, and use hand tools.
• Maintain constant alertness to the multiple activities on the job site including equipment, co-workers, and other traffic.
• Constant physical effort including lifting, standing, shoveling, or walking for at least eight hours per day without fatiguing.
• Ability to exert one’s self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Job Duties

• Place hot mix asphalt using a shovel, lute or other related tools.
• Shoveling asphalt materials and assisting with maintenance of equipment.
• Operate commercial paving equipment such as bobcats with various attachments (millers, brooms, jack hammer, etc.), sweepers, rollers, and other equipment.
• Prepare parking lots, driveways, and roads to be paved.  This includes cleaning, sweeping, blowing, using a sledge hammer, pick, or other hand tools as needed, and assisting with and operating equipment such as bobcats and mini excavators to prepare patch work.
• Follow instruction of managers to perform miscellaneous tasks as required.
• Assist in sealcoating tasks as required to include: hand squeegee applied sealant, cleaning cracks, sweeping and blowing parking lots, and filling cracks.
• Participation in ensuring that work meets contract specifications.
• Efficiently perform all miscellaneous tasks required.
• Proactively identify needs, problems, and opportunities.
• Ensure safety of self, co-workers, and the public.
• Maintain a positive attitude, reliable attendance, and meet company standards.

Travel Requirements:

Availability for 1 to 3 weeks of travel per season may be required.