REEVES | Asphalt Paving Machine Operator - Duncan, SC

Reeves Construction Company, a Colas USA subsidiary operating throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Arkansas, has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since 1923. Reeves is a complete heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meeting the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military markets. The company prides itself on high standards of safety, ethics, and performance.

About the role

The Asphalt Paving Machine Operator will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence, perform daily maintenance checks, and report any mechanical or safety issues to a supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Operate a paver with an accurate and working knowledge (e.g., correct speed, check on material coming out of truck, straight lines).
• Take a leadership role on the crew.
• Maintain and clean the paver.
• Work nights and weekends as required.
• Operate equipment in a safe and consistent manner.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 1-3 months of work-related experience and/or training.
• Ability to work day or night shifts.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must provide own transportation to and from work.
• Driving License preferred.
• Must provide proper documentation of legal right to work in the United States.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or walk; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus (20/40 vision, naturally or with corrective lenses).
• Hearing should be excellent or corrected by an audio device.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and vacation.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Group health plan options (including medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA).
• Short-term disability benefits.
• 401(k)/401(k) Roth with company match.