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Allan Myers

Builds roads and water systems and makes paving materials

Paver Operator

Full-TimeDeadline 10/14/27
$26 - $28/hr+ Sign-on bonus
Mid
Chesapeake, VA, USA
In PersonOvernight stays may occasionally be required; night and weekend shifts are common during the milling and paving season.
Building Trades

About the job

Requirements
  • Two years of equipment-operating experience is required.
  • Related work experience is required.
  • A valid driver's license is required.
  • The ability to judge efficient equipment and attachment operation is required.
  • Very good hand, foot, and eye coordination is required.
  • Must comply with company policies, including equipment repair and maintenance procedures, operator safety standards, and AIPS.
  • The role requires extensive physical activity and dexterity, including standing, walking, reaching, kneeling, climbing, balancing, and handling materials weighing up to 75 pounds.
  • The role requires close, color, and peripheral vision.
  • Must be able to work adjacent to live traffic and in variable weather and undeveloped job-site conditions.
  • Must be willing to travel; occasional overnight stays may be required.
  • Night and weekend shifts are common during the milling and paving season.
Responsibilities
  • Operate construction equipment such as asphalt pavers, asphalt rollers, material transfer vehicles, milling machines, backhoes, and skid steers for milling and paving operations.
  • Safely operate equipment and perform non-mechanical maintenance and upkeep.
  • Discuss daily work plans and goals with the field manager and determine a safe, productive, and timely method for completing assigned work.
  • Perform physical duties associated with safe and productive equipment operation.
  • Clean, grease, and maintain fluid levels on equipment.
  • Prioritize the safety of everyone working around the equipment.
  • Communicate with crew members to accomplish daily goals.
  • Take responsibility for the safety of self and fellow workers.
Desired Qualifications
  • A GED or high school diploma is a plus.

About the company

Allan Myers builds highways, bridges and water infrastructure for public agencies, utilities and private developers across the Mid-Atlantic. Its construction work covers road paving, water and wastewater facilities, and preparing land for development, while its materials business produces asphalt and stone. The company performs construction with its own crews and equipment, linking field projects with a network of asphalt plants and quarries. It earns revenue from infrastructure contracts and construction materials sold to other builders as well as used on its own projects. Founded in 1939, Allan Myers is headquartered in Worcester, Pennsylvania.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Worcester, PA

Founded

1939

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What believers are saying

  • Graduates have a leadership route: Allan Myers says many senior leaders started in its Accelerated Development Program.
  • Retirement saving starts automatically: Allan Myers auto-enrolls employees in its 401(k) plan.
  • Pay arrives weekly: Allan Myers lists weekly pay among its employee benefits.

What critics are saying

  • Drivers face close monitoring: Allan Myers equips every company-owned vehicle with cameras recording video and driving behavior.
  • Large fill jobs face approval hurdles: Devault requires state preapproval above 3,000 cubic yards from one source.
  • Advanced leadership training is selective: Allan Myers reserves its 18-month Leadership Intensive for selected employees.

What makes Allan Myers unique

  • Family governance spans generations: Allan Myers remains family-owned, with the fourth generation sharing leadership.
  • Disposal complements construction: Allan Myers markets Devault Partners' permitted clean-fill facility to contractors.
  • Truck design reduces overhead hazards: Allan Myers uses conveyor-unloading trucks that avoid raising beds near power lines.

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