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Laborer

Covia
Covia Salary
Guion, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE.  We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives.  Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture. 

Covia is looking for a dynamic Laborer who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Guion, AR location. The Operator is accountable to ensure the safe and productive operation of the wet process, drying and screening process equipment including conveyors, bucket elevators, mineral separators, screens, fans, and dryers to transfer sand through the plant to product silos while ensuring the products are within specification.

  

6:00pm - 6:00am Monday-Thursday (possible OT on Fridays)

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities: 

 

Safety

  • Comply with applicable MSHA regulations as outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and procedures applying to the worker or person that are part of a safety and health management system for the mine
  • If the worker has information that other persons need to know to fulfil their obligations or duties under the CFR, or to protect themselves from the risk of injury or illness, to give the information to the other persons
  • Take any other reasonable and necessary course of action to ensure anyone is not exposed to an unacceptable level of risk
  • Work or carry out the worker’s activities in a way that does not expose the worker or someone else to an unacceptable level of risk
  • Ensure, to the extent of the responsibilities and duties allocated to the worker or person, that the work and activities under the worker’s control, supervision, or leadership is conducted in a way that does not expose the worker or person or someone else to an unacceptable level of risk
  • To the extent of the worker’s or person’s involvement, to participate in and conform to the risk management practices of the operation
  • Comply with instructions given for safety and health of persons by the mine operator or a supervisor at them operation
  • Work at the operation only if the worker is in a fit condition to carry out the work without affecting the safety and health of others
  • Not do anything willfully or recklessly that might adversely affect the safety and health of someone else at the operation
  • Participate on the Plant Mine Rescue team as a certified member as needed

Operations

  • Adhere to site procedures and instructions given by supervisors
  • Operate equipment in a safe manner which is most efficient and reduces downtime, and quality issues
  • Complete required paperwork in an orderly, accurate, and professional fashion
  • Assist with any continuous improvement projects as necessary
  • Perform all other job duties as needed or assigned
  • Perform pre-shift and routine equipment and area inspections; maintain safe work environments in assigned areas (Plant or Mining)
  • Perform systematic startup of equipment such as blowers, water system, screens, conveyors, dryers and elevators, etc.
  • Inspect equipment to ensure operating safely within parameters
  • Operate heavy equipment once tasked trained
  • Ensure sand flows through plant processes as appropriate
  • Collect and process samples, record results and change operating parameters as required
  • Check and maintain communications with production team and supervisor
  • Maintain housekeeping in assigned area, which includes manual labor
  • Ensure sand is dried properly through dryer(s) via gauges and visual inspection
  • Loadout product to trucks and rail cars

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or GED
  • Demonstrated experience contributing within an operations or plant team to deliver against set production, quality, and safety targets
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety with previous experience in identifying and managing risks
  • Technical training in pumps, computer systems, conveyors, or similar experience given preferred
  • Experience operating heavy equipment preferred

 

Benefits:

  • Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
  • 401K with company matching
  • Vacation Paid Holidays
  • Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
  • Employee Assistance Program

 

 At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success.  Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace.  We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits. 

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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