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Chip Seal Operations Foreman
Rafferty Paving is looking for a dependable field leader who can keep crews, materials, equipment, and day-to-day road work moving. This is a hands-on operations role for someone who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and cares about doing the job right.
Role Full-time field role
Reports to Works directly with the owner
Reporting area Kerrville, Texas
Territory Travel across six Texas counties
Compensation Around $6,000 per month
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The opportunity
Own the day-to-day execution.
As Rafferty Paving grows, the company needs a trusted operations leader who can take ownership of daily job execution. The foreman helps turn approved work into organized, well-run jobs without requiring the owner to oversee every step all day.
John Rafferty continues handling final estimates, pricing decisions, important site checks, and customer closeout. The foreman owns the field sequence, keeps the moving parts aligned, and gives John clear information when a decision is needed.
Day-to-day ownership
What this person will own
This is not a title-only position. The foreman keeps the work organized from jobsite readiness through project closeout.
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Coordinate daily crew assignments and jobsite readiness.
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Confirm that required equipment is ready and available.
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Coordinate oil, aggregate, base material, and other job materials within approved job plans.
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Confirm delivery timing and material quantities.
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Keep the crew, equipment, and material sequence organized.
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Direct road preparation and field execution.
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Oversee the chip-seal sequence, including preparation, oil application, aggregate placement, rolling, and cleanup where applicable.
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Monitor workmanship, productivity, site conditions, and quality.
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Identify problems early and communicate them immediately.
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Keep the owner informed through clear job updates.
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Communicate professionally with property owners, project contacts, and vendors.
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Document progress with notes and photographs when appropriate.
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Help coordinate schedules and approved changes.
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Assist with lead qualification, measurements, or estimate preparation after training, while the owner retains final bidding and pricing authority.
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Help make sure each project is properly closed out and ready for the owner’s final customer follow-up.
The experience that matters
What Rafferty is looking for
Chip seal is preferred, not the only path.
A strong field leader from paving, road construction, concrete, excavation, grading, or similar work may be considered even without extensive chip-seal experience.
- Relevant experience in chip seal, asphalt paving, road construction, base preparation, grading, concrete, excavation, site work, heavy-equipment operation, or a closely related construction field.
- Prior crew-leadership or jobsite-responsibility experience is strongly preferred.
- Ability to organize people, equipment, materials, and timing.
- Sound judgment when plans or site conditions change.
- Dependable communication, integrity, and accountability.
- Professional conduct around customers and their property.
- Comfort working in an active outdoor field environment and Texas weather.
- Willingness to travel between jobsites throughout Rafferty’s listed service area.
- Ability to perform the role’s essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
What success looks like
The crew knows the plan. Problems surface early.
Materials arrive when needed.
Problems are raised early.
Customers receive clear updates.
Jobs move without constant owner supervision.
Preparation and finished quality meet Rafferty standards.
Equipment, time, and materials are treated responsibly.
The owner can focus more time on estimates, customer relationships, and growth.
Compensation & field expectations
A leadership role built around active jobsites.
Approximately $6,000 per month
Target compensation is approximately $6,000 per month, depending on experience, capability, and the final responsibilities agreed upon with John Rafferty. Exact pay and employment terms will be discussed directly with qualified candidates.
This is a field-based role reporting through Kerrville, Texas, with travel between active jobsites in Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Bandera, Llano, and Tom Green counties.
About Rafferty Paving
Texas road work with chip seal at the center.
Rafferty Paving is a Texas road contractor owned by John Rafferty. The company works on ranch roads, private roads, working properties, commercial access, long rural drives, and the preparation and supporting work those surfaces require.
The standard is practical: prepare the road correctly, organize the work, communicate clearly, and leave the customer with a finished surface the crew can stand behind.
Learn About Rafferty PavingBefore you apply
Common questions
Is direct chip-seal experience required?
Direct chip-seal experience is preferred, but it is not the only path. A strong field leader from paving, road construction, concrete, excavation, grading, or similar work may be considered.
Is this primarily an office position?
No. This is a field-based operations role working around active crews, equipment, materials, changing site conditions, and Texas weather.
Who does the foreman report to?
The foreman works directly with John Rafferty. John retains final bidding, pricing, important site-check, and customer-closeout authority.
Where are the jobs located?
The reporting area is Kerrville, Texas. The work involves travel between jobsites in Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Bandera, Llano, and Tom Green counties.
What is the compensation?
Target compensation is approximately $6,000 per month, depending on experience, capability, and the final responsibilities agreed upon with John Rafferty. Exact pay and employment terms are discussed directly with qualified candidates.
What happens after I apply?
Rafferty Paving reviews the experience and written responses submitted. Qualified candidates will be contacted directly; submitting an application does not guarantee an interview or job offer.
Apply for the role
Apply for the Chip Seal Operations Foreman Role
Give us enough information to understand the work you have done, the responsibility you have carried, and how you handle people and jobsite problems. Qualified candidates will be contacted directly by Rafferty Paving.
Start the ApplicationRafferty Paving considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete this application, call (830) 347-8533.