Entry-level helper role focused on safety, basic asphalt support, and learning core paving processes.
Pay Range: Starting wage aligns with local non-union standards (apart from prevailing wage jobs) and is commensurate with experience, versatility, and additional skills like lawncare/chemical application.
- Wear all required PPE correctly and consistently, including the safety gear required for hot asphalt work and active jobsite conditions.
- Understand basic asphalt hazards, including burn risk, moving equipment, truck traffic, and other struck-by or pinch-point dangers.
- Follow trailer safety expectations, including knowing how to inspect a trailer, move it safely, and report any concerns before use.
- Learn the basic paving workflow and be able to identify the purpose of each step, including prep, tack, raking, and compaction.
- Understand that asphalt is time-sensitive and work quickly enough to support the crew before the material cools and becomes harder to place and finish.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Nice to have: Prior experience in asphalt paving or construction
- Medical-partial percentage paid by the company after 60 days
- Dental and vision after 60 days
- 401K with a company match after 6 months of employment
- Vesting PTO immediately, along with other ancillary benefits
Asphalt Apprentice 1Professional Pavement Services LLC · Delaware, US