GRADER OPERATOR

Job Title

Safely and accurately install rock or other fill material and grade material to a smooth accurate finish to facilitate the installation of asphalt, concrete or other finished surface.

Responsibilities

• Communicate constantly with Superintendent and Survey teams to provide layout and direction for a quality finished product.
• Safely and efficiently operate grader to find grade fill surfaces.
• Manage and communicate needs for water truck and rock/fill deliveries.
• Perform and pass base and subgrade inspections.
• Ensure proper densities are achieved for all fill products.
• Ensure bases are properly binding and no raveling.
• Protect valves and structures from damage during grading activities.
• Bring company tools daily to project.

Requirements

• Understanding of Subgrade, Base, Rock and other material installations.
• Minor shoveling of dirt and rock to clean Hubs when needed.
• Ability to safely operate large equipment specifically the grader but on occasion a loader and/or a roller.
• Physically sound to pick up minor tools and equipment on a consistent basis.
• Ability to grade base to prescribed layout including hubs and/or stakes with a grader machine.
• Understanding of the fundamental characteristics of rock binding and finishing.
• Ability and understanding of how to operate equipment under GPS control.
• Setting up and taking down of GPS equipment.
• Ability to climb and descend equipment multiple times per day.
• Ability to bring small equipment via company truck to project daily.
• Ability to safely work around other equipment, personnel, valves, structures, hubs and layout safely and without damages or injuries.

Behaviors

Preferred

Innovative

Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

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