Asphalt Raker/Luteman

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Asphalt Raker is an hourly-rated skilled craft position that assists with the application of asphalt on highways/private roadways/parking lots/driveways using handheld tools.

Key Duties

• Understand and execute paving procedures while following instructions to meet the standards of the project.
• Responsible for the finished product while enforcing proper safety and traffic precautions.
• Prepare road surfaces for hot asphalt material.
• Distribute and rake asphalt material used in construction, repair and resurfacing.
• Finish surfaces by smoothing and tamping asphalt material to the proper grade and thickness to properly adhere material to road surface.
• Repair utility cuts by removing temporary material and replacing with permanent hot asphalt material
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.

Work Context:

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time.
• Requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination.
• Must possess a good degree of stamina, as they often stand for long shifts with few breaks.
• Noise level is generally loud.
• Must be able to quickly move arms and legs.
Often work long and odd hours, day or night, in extreme heat or cold.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to show proof of age over 18, identity and right to work in the US.
• Must be able to pass drug screen.
• Basic labor skills necessary.

PALMETTO CORP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is PALMETTO CORP’s policy to assure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All current employees are encouraged to refer minority and women recruits for employment whenever hiring opportunities are available.