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

  • Grade Foreman
  • Form Grader
  • Road Grader

  • Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
  • Light burners or start heating units of machines, and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.
  • Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
  • Operate tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.