Asphalt Equipment Operator — $26–$42 per Hour
Main Executive is hiring an experienced Asphalt Equipment Operator for paving projects throughout Appleton, the Fox Valley, Northeast Wisconsin, and surrounding areas.
5+ years experience preferred — but if you show up, work safe, and want to learn, we'll train you.
We're hiring enthusiastic, trustworthy and forward-moving people.
This is a full-time, hands-on construction position. The Asphalt Equipment Operator will perform excavation, grading, loading, paving, rolling, compaction, and material-handling operations. Candidates must operate safely, protect equipment, understand grades and drainage, and assist the paving crew when equipment work is complete.
Pay is $26–$42 per hour, based on equipment experience, paving knowledge, grading ability, production, safety, attendance, reliability, and versatility.
Responsibilities
- Operate asphalt pavers, rollers, skid steers, loaders, and excavators
- Excavate and prepare paving jobsites
- Grade subbases and establish proper elevations and drainage
- Load, move, spread, and stockpile materials
- Operate rollers, plate compactors, and other compaction equipment
- Assist with paving, rolling, grading, and wacking operations
- Support asphalt placement and paving production
- Work safely around trucks, traffic, crews, utilities, and hot asphalt
- Perform daily equipment inspections and basic maintenance
- Keep equipment clean and report repair or safety concerns promptly
- Protect company equipment, tools, and materials
- Assist with physical jobsite work when operating duties are complete
Qualifications
- Previous heavy-equipment operating experience
- Asphalt-paving experience strongly preferred
- Experience operating multiple pieces of equipment preferred
- Ability to understand grades, slopes, drainage, and compaction
- Ability to safely operate around underground and overhead utilities
- Strong awareness around trucks, traffic, crews, and moving equipment
- Dependable attendance and reliable transportation
- Ability to follow project layouts and foreman instructions
- Willingness to perform labor duties when necessary
- Ability to maintain production without sacrificing safety or quality
Schedule
- Full-time
- Monday through Friday
- Early morning start times
- Overtime may be required
- Hours may vary based on weather, workload, and paving schedules
Physical Requirements
- Ability to enter and exit equipment repeatedly
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand, bend, kneel, climb, and walk on uneven surfaces
- Ability to work outdoors in heat, cold, wind, and changing weather
- Ability to work around noise, dust, vibration, hot asphalt, traffic, and moving equipment
- Ability to perform physical paving work when crew support is needed
Our Standards
Our core values are: Character. Transparency. Excellence.
Our motto is: Work Safe. Work Smart. Work Hard.
Main Executive is looking for an Asphalt Equipment Operator who can operate accurately, protect equipment, maintain production, work safely, and support the entire paving crew.
How to Apply: Message us directly or stop in at 1103 S Lynndale Drive, Appleton, WI 54914 between 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM Monday through Friday. Apply with a list of the asphalt and construction equipment you have operated and your relevant paving experience.
Pay: $26.00 - $42.00 per hour
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Which pieces of asphalt or construction equipment can you operate proficiently?
- How many years of equipment-operating experience do you have?
- Do you have asphalt-paving experience?
- Do you have grading and elevation experience?
- Can you read grades and understand drainage and compaction?
- Are you willing to perform labor duties when equipment work is complete?
- Are you available for early mornings, and overtime?
- Can you reliably report to our Appleton location and travel to jobsites throughout the Fox Valley, Northeast Wisconsin, and surrounding areas?
- Do you currently hold a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)?
Work Location: In person
