| Job Title |
Road-roller Operator |
| Job Description |
Drives Heavy Rolling Machine (road Roller) To Compact Earth
Fills, Subgrades, Flexible Base, And Bituminous Surface To Grade
Specifications Preparatory To Construction Of Highways, Streets,
And Runways: Moves Levers, Depresses Pedals, Turns Handwheels,
And Pushes Throttle To Control And Guide Machine. Drives Machine
In Successive Overlapping Passes Over Surface To Be Compacted.
Determines Speed And Direction Of Machine, Based On Knowledge Of
Compressibility Of Material Under Changing Temperatures, So That
Ridges Are Not Formed By Excessive Pressure. Pushes Hand Roller
And Pounds Surfaces, Using Hand Tamp, Or Guides Portable Power
Roller Over Areas Not Accessible To Road Roller. May Be
Designated According To Surface Rolled As Road-roller Operator,
Hot Mix (construction); Subgrade-roller Operator (construction);
Or According To Source Of Power Used As Diesel-roller Operator
(construction); Gas-roller Operator (construction).
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