Asphalt Plant Groundperson

Asphalt Plant Groundperson
Job Description

Department: Asphalt Plant
Reports to: Asphalt Plant Manager
Effective Date: 1/8/2025

Job Summary:
The Asphalt Plant Groundperson will perform various general labor duties, from housekeeping to preventative maintenance to plant repairs, to ensure operations run safely and efficiently.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
No Supervisory Responsibility

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows all company safety and environmental policies and OSHA, FRA, EPA, DOT, and SDDANR.
• Communicate effectively with all team members.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, contractors, and customers.
• Able to perform general labor duties (shovel, clean, grease, repair, load/unload AC).
• Be able to safely use or operate hand and power tools.
• Ability and knowledge to safely and efficiently operate heavy equipment as designed (skidsteer, aerial lift, loader).
• Responsible for housekeeping, including the plant, equipment, and plant site.
• Completes daily inspections on all equipment and plant site to ensure all equipment is in proper working order including fluid checks and proper lubrication.
• Perform preventative maintenance, maintenance and repairs on plant equipment.
• All other duties assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Good work attendance is a must.
• Ability to work safely in a team environment.
• A valid driver’s license is preferred but not required.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Relevant technical school education is preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, squat, bend, walk for long durations.
• Able to work outside in all types of weather conditions and tolerate loud noises.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.