Winter Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

As a paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator, the worker will operate paving equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, and other materials to roadbeds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. The equipment the worker may use includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators. Fastens attachments to equipment with clevis or wedge pin hitches, connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower or tilt attachment. Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on equipment. Must complete a formal “winterization checklist” before seasonal shutdown or freezing weather. Participate in season closing activities such as cleaning the shops, storing equipment, fill equipment with antifreeze, clean equipment before putting it away for the season.