road maintenance worker
Road maintenance workers perform routine inspections of roads, and are sent out to perform repairs when called for. They patch potholes, cracks and other damage in roads.
Also called: highways operative, highway maintenance worker, road maintenance operative, road maintenance team member
- 15
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
15- asphalt mixes
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- guide operation of heavy construction equipment
- inspect asphalt
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect road signs
- mechanical tools
- pave asphalt layers
- perform traffic sign maintenance
- remove road surface
- transport construction supplies
- types of asphalt coverings
- use safety equipment in construction
- work ergonomically
- work safely with hot materials
Optional skills
18- apply proofing membranes
- carry out de-icing activities
- clear accident site
- inspect drainage channels
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- lay base courses
- lay concrete slabs
- maintain equipment
- maintain landscape site
- operate pavement surface friction measuring devices
- paint with a paint gun
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- place temporary road signage
- provide first aid
- road signage standards
- use gardening equipment
- work in a construction team
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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