Roller Operator - Excavation

About the role

We are a 100% employee-owned organization, fostering a strong team atmosphere where everyone shares in the success through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. If you are seeking a career that combines personal growth, a supportive environment, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to join our dynamic team.

The Roller Operator performs tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. Skilled and proficient at operating all hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and implements a standard approach to programming and program structures.
• Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
• Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, dozers, graders, mining equipment, or backhoes.
• Set up or inspect equipment prior to and after operation.
• Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
• Read and interpret construction plans and digging plans
• Ensure operation of equipment within machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe procedures in many given applications.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
• Dig ditches or trenches, back-fill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
• Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

Qualifications and Skills

High school degree or equivalent educational experience; vocational school or trade apprenticeships a plus. Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 60 pounds.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage: We provide medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plans to ensure your well-being.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): As an employee-owned company, you can directly benefit from the company's success.
• Competitive Pay: We offer a competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays.