7111-25 Road Roller Operator
Operates power-driven rollers to prepare surfaces for roads, runways and parking areas.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate II or higher qualification or at least 1 years relevant experience. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:
- drives machines in successive overlapping passes to compact and smooth material such as rock, gravel, earth and asphalt
- operates rollers equipped with special attachments used to roughen or tear up surfaces
- operates rollers with tamping actions to achieve high level of compaction
- releases water over rollers to prevent asphalt from sticking and to produce smooth asphalt