How do they match: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Mechanical Spreader Operator
  • Engineering Equipment Operator
  • Truck Driver
  • Road Oiling Truck Driver
  • Roadway Engineer

  • Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
  • Coordinate truck dumping.
  • Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
  • Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
  • Operate oil distributors, loaders, chip spreaders, dump trucks, and snow plows.
  • Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
  • Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.

  • Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.