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.
This job participates in on-the-job-training program.
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.
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