Paver Operator

**Our Story**

For 25 years Vertical Earth has established our company as a Builder, not only building successful projects and solutions, but also trust with our clients and rewarding careers for our employees. While the early years of Vertical Earth were focused primarily on civil structures and retaining walls, we ve grown into a turn-key provider of sitework and road construction services. Being purposefully diverse adds to the long-term strength of the company and will remain an asset as we continue to grow.

**Functional Summary**:
The Paver Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the asphalt paver. This position operates paving machines to spread and level hot mix paving material on subgrade of highways, streets, and parking lots with the aids of stakes and level gauges to ensure mix is placed to the proper grade and thickness.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Operate the paver and other heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Proficient on Caterpillar and Weiler.
- Two years commercial and DOT
- Perform daily maintenance and safety checks of the equipment.
- Preheat paving screed before placement of asphalt and monitor and control temperature settings of the asphalt mixture.
- Operate the Paver controls to lower the screed auger, control the hopper, and navigate the direction of the paver.
- Align the paving machine into position when receiving asphalt by dump truck and maintain constant flow of asphalt into hopper; ease paver forward, safely pushing dump truck along construction surface.
- Observe distribution of paving materials along screed and control the direction of the screed to eliminate voids at curbs and joints.
- Regulate temperature of asphalt flowing from hopper.
- Operate other heavy equipment and other construction related duties as required.

**Qualifications**:

- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum 2-3 years experience within the road construction industry.
- 1 to 2 years experience operating a paver.

Must be able to workdays, nights, or weekends as needed

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