What are the responsibilities and job description for the SIMON | Equipment Operator position at Colas?
Subsidiary : Simon
Simon is a subsidiary of Colas USA with operations throughout Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. We specialize in aggregate, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete materials production, with expert teams providing high-quality asphalt paving, concrete, bridge, and utility construction services. Through strong local ties backed by global resources, we focus on quality and value to deliver the best products and services for our clients. What we do is bigger than construction - it is about connecting communities, building new roads to the future, and keeping the spirit of the pioneers alive and well. To learn more about Simon visit www.simonteam.com / .
Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, using new technology, and enhancing vertical integration at all levels of the company's value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.
Simon, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit www.colas.com.
Job Summary :
Operates the specific vehicles used for the transport of products and the extraction of materials from the material production sites (quarries, etc..) in observance of the safety guidelines.
Main Responsibilities :
- Embrace the Company's safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
- Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies
- Observe safety procedures, report conditions that may be unsafe, and use equipment and materials properly
- Observe pressure gauges and flow meters, control winches, and regulate speed of pumps, control pressure and rate of flow of materials
- Operate a variety of equipment that may include loaders, excavators, skid steer
- Maintain pumps and gaskets, tightening connections and adjusting pumps
- Maintain all aspects of plant and dredge
- Move levers to place equipment in position for excavation
- Connect pipelines between pumps and screen plants and lay additional pipes from equipment to shore
- Collect samples of materials for laboratory analysis
- Record quantity of item pumped
- Inventory contents of fuel tank
- Install screen cloth and grizzlies on plants
- Set up and inspect equipment prior to operation noting any concerns or repairs
- Responsible for various duties as needed
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The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Benefit offerings subject to change.
Application window anticipated to close on 04 / 15 / 2025; open until filled.
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to :
Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com.
