Asphalt Screed Operator
Granite Construction

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General Summary

Operates screed machine to spread and level asphalt material on subgrade surfaces, road beds, parking lots, highways and streets.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Push and move levers to guide machine, and control operation of machine attachments.
  
• Bolts extensions to screed to adjust width, using wrenches.
  
• Operates screed machine from a standing position on a platform attached to the paver or walking alongside.
  
• Observes distribution of paving material along screed and controls direction of screed to eliminate voids at curbs and joints.
  
• Uses the screed machine to lay asphalt material to project specification including but not limited to depth, width, and grade.
  
• Clean, inspect and maintain equipment.
  

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
  

Certification

• Proper certification required
  

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Read engineering drawing
  
• Practice good safety habits
  
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings
  
• Follow instructions and meet set standards
  
• Judge distances and slopes accurately
  
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.
  

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stoop, bend, and crouch
  
• Use hands, arms, and legs fully
  
• See well (either naturally or with correction)
  
• Lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
  

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please clickhere.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

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