What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant and Equipment Operator position at GS Aggregates LLC?
Job Title: Plant/Equipment Operator GS Aggregates LLC
Position Summary:
General Responsibilities would include operation of gravel processing plants and operating heavy equipment to maintain processing plants and load out customers.
Essential Functions:
- Plant Operation - work in a group setting to operate portable crushing and screening plants, maintain the crushing, screening, and conveying equipment. Inspect or repair the plant equipment and maintain product quality.
- Payloader Operation – operate large payloader by driving the equipment, proficiently operating the hydraulics, and inspecting any potential defects. Operate the equipment with care & with minimal operator maintenance issues/defects.
- Loading Customer Trucks – load customer trucks using the payloader & utilizing the loader bucket scales
- Management of Inventory Stockpiles – maintain a clean & structurally sound inventory stockpile to minimize waste, product quality issues & overall cleanliness.
- Ticketing & Scaling Assistance – help customers get scaled in with empty weights, gross weights & net weights. Utilize the loader scale weights to accurately load & scale out trucks efficiently.
- Grounds/Driveway Maintenance – use the payloader to keep crushing areas and driveways free of debris.
Education and Experience:
- 5 years of construction or equipment operating preferred.
- Fabrication and mechanical experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Proficiently operate the equipment with minimal issues.
- Perform standard maintenance and problem solve.
- Work with customers when necessary & provide high quality customer service with loadout of product.
- Adhere to the loadout and production schedule for plant operations, be on time, and complete job duties throughout the entire business day.
- Must maintain clean & organized equipment. Responsible for the cleanliness of equipment.
- Must maintain a clean & organized work area to prevent any trucking or plant operation issues.
- Must be flexible on duties & schedule, and, have an appropriate attitude & work characteristics to meet the company’s standards & culture
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:
The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
The employee is occasionally required to balance or crawl.
The employee is required to regularly reach with arms and hands; use hands to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls.
Hands and fingers frequently perform repetitive motion. Occasionally the employee will use arms and hands to balance and climb.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
This job requires close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Employee is required to regularly talk and hear.
The employee must have a valid driver’s license.
Upon conditional offer of employment, a drug & alcohol test will be required.
The above job description is not a contractual or binding document, nor does it alter the employment at-will status. It is provided as a guide to the types of essential duties required to be performed. Duties may vary from time to time and this description is subject to review.
Modifications will be made as needed to support changes in business requirements.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $24.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 60 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- Machine operation: 1 year (Preferred)
- Fabrication: 1 year (Preferred)
- Mechanical troubleshooting: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $25