Hazleton Division, a part of H&K Group, Inc., is currently seeking an experienced and motivated Paving/Roller Operator to become a part of our team. This position entails the operation of roller equipment and other paving activities to achieve daily production goals on road construction projects, often transferring from one task to another whenever the situation requires. If you meet the job requirements outlined below, H&K would be happy to consider you for this position.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Operate the roller machine on road construction projects
• Perform daily checks on equipment to ensure proper operating condition
• Maintains equipment by greasing properly and checking fluids daily (oils, coolant, fuel level) and keeping clean and free of debris
• Ensures equipment is safely and securely parked an stored
• Notifies shop foreman of any requirements for maintenance or repairs
• Levels earth to fine grade specifications
• Paving Duties:
  • Assists with pre-run markings
  • Uses a paving lute to fine grade before roller man compacts
  • Operates vibratory plate as needed
  • Shovels asphalt as required
  • Direct traffic around work area as required
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• Experience with roller machines on highway road construction projects
• Experience raking, shoveling, and operating the screed
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Problem solving
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution
• Four years of experience with roller machines on highway road construction projects
• Experience with other heavy equipment commonly used in highway road construction
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand
• Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to walk
• Occasionally climb or balance
• Occasionally talk or hear
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Vision abilities include depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to vibration
• Frequently exposed to high, precarious places
• Noise level is usually very loud

H&K Group, Inc.’s (H&K’s) Hazleton Division (formerly Hazleton Site Contractors) has been a proud member of our heavy civil construction team since 2002. Strategically located in Humboldt Industrial Park just north of Hazleton, PA, the Hazleton Division primarily serves Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland, Montour, and Monroe Counties.

As a trusted H&K affiliate company, the Hazleton Division has ready access to over a half-century of civil construction strength, experience and value.  At H&K’s Hazleton Division, we embrace challenge and change head on. In so doing, we are constantly adapting our civil construction techniques and improving our procedures, attention to detail and our ever-important industry safety and technology standards, to ultimately provide our customers with the highest quality of project work possible. When our customers and clients see H&K’s Hazleton Division name on their project or work site, they know that safety, quality, experience, integrity and value are assured.

H&K provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that our strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!