What are the responsibilities and job description for the Loadout Operator position at Alpine Silica?
Essential Responsibilities
- Accurately conduct pre-shift inspections and workplace exams daily
- Ability to work from heights up to 120 feet
- Ability to work in high stress, fast paced environment
- Load trucks to specified weight using computer loading program
- Visually inspect trucks from on top; looking for any contamination
- Contamination could be but not limited to sand, concrete, asphalt, fertilizer, grain and resin dust
- Record truck/trailer information on truck tickets accurately
- Ensure scale tickets are completed with appropriate information
- Responsible for general housekeeping throughout loadout, conveyors, and silos using dingo, skid steer, brush, and brooms/shovels
- Operate machinery in a safe productive manner
- Unload pneumatic and belly dump trucks
- Collect and/or assist QC Techs in testing sand samples for sieve analysis and corresponding documentation
- Accurately report shift activities and tons pulled from silos on shift reports
- Conduct general PMs of all loadout equipment
- Perform some plant maintenance as directed, including assisting shift mechanic with repairs as extra set of hands
- Assist truck drivers with data entry
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Previous experience loading trucks is preferred
- Previous experience operating a skid steer loader, forklift, bobcat or other small power equipment preferred
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills between co-workers, office staff, and other departments in the facility is a must
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is preferred
- Follow safe work practices as outlined in the Employee Handbook and as described during training
- Maintain a safe, neat, and orderly work area
Physical Requirements
- Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, stoop, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
- Ability to operate hand controls with both hands
- Ability to operate mobile equipment, foot pedals with both feet
- Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching
- Ability to tolerate working outdoors in all environmental temperatures and weather
- Ability to work in areas with the potential for high noise levels
- Ability to work in cramped quarters
- Lift objects of various dimensions and weights
- Lift up to 50 pounds, carry up to 150 feet
- Ability to tolerate working at heights up to 150 feet
- Vision: normal depth perception, vision and ability to distinguish color
Working Conditions
- All duties require outside assignments and require periods of work in all weather conditions-heat, cold, wet or dry and dusty
- Must be able to work in areas where noise levels are up to 85 dbs
- Safety-sensitivity position
All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
