What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grader position at American Engineering & Development Corp?
Safely and accurately install rock or other fill material and grade material to a smooth accurate finish to facilitate the installation of asphalt, concrete or other finished surface. Safely and accurately install rock or other fill material and grade material to a smooth accurate finish to facilitate the installation of asphalt, concrete or other finished surface.
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Responsibilities:
- Communicate constantly with Superintendent and Survey teams to provide layout and direction for a quality finished product.
- Safely and efficiently operate grader to find grade fill surfaces.
- Manage and communicate needs for water truck and rock/fill deliveries.
- Perform and pass base and subgrade inspections.
- Ensure proper densities are achieved for all fill products.
- Ensure bases are properly binding and no raveling.
- Protect valves and structures from damage during grading activities.
- Bring company tools daily to project.
- Requirements:
- Understanding of Subgrade, Base, Rock and other material installations.
- Minor shoveling of dirt and rock to clean Hubs when needed.
- Ability to safely operator large equipment specifically the grader but on occasion a loader and/or a roller.
- Physically sound to pick up minor tools and equipment on a consistent basis.
- Ability to grade base to prescribed layout including hubs and/or stakes with a grader machine.
- Understanding of the fundamental characteristics of rock binding and finishing.
- Ability and understanding of how to operate equipment under GPS control.
- Setting up and taking down of GPS equipment.
- Ability to climb and descend equipment multiple times per day.
- Ability to bring small equipment via company truck to project daily.
Ability to safely work around other equipment, personnel, valves, structures, hubs and layout safely and without damages or injuries.