Job Summary:

• Operates a commercial paving machine used for bridge, highway, roadway/street, and large patch projects.

Main Responsibilities:

• Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
• Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies
• Supports the Simon safety culture and other Company strategic initiatives
• Observes safety procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions, and use equipment and materials properly
• Operates commercial asphalt paver, including providing direction and hand signals to drivers and other employees on the paving crew
• Directs materials supply trucks into hopper
• Operates other tools and equipment as required for assigned tasks
• Performs minor equipment maintenance inspections such as greasing, checking oil and fluids
• Drives company vehicles to worksites and company locations when authorized
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Education:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Valid drivers’ license with ability to maintain a clean driving history required

Skills:

• 3-5 years of related experience and/or training in operation of a commercial paver and related equipment preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents, i.e., safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Physical Requirements:

• Wears and maintains personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
• Regularly required to use hands to move and manipulate objects
• Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly required to standing and work on feet for long periods
• Regularly required to climb on and off equipment and walk across uneven terrain
• Regularly required to work from a seated position operating equipment for long periods
• Frequent exposure to loud noise
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Regularly exposed to all outdoor weather conditions, dust, and airborne particles
• Regularly exposed to fuel, oil, and other chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to working from high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation*: $27.00 to $31.00 per hour DOE

• Estimated target starting compensation; actual compensation to be determined based on assessment of an individual’s qualifications, education, and experience relevant to the role.

Benefits: All full-time hourly employees are eligible to participate in Simon benefits as defined in plan documents. Available benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, term life insurance, supplemental life insurance, 401K with company match, short-term disability, flexible spending plan, and education assistance. Other benefits include eight paid holidays, and access to available company discounts.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.