Plant and Equipment Operator

The Plant and Equipment Operator is responsible for accurately mixing and blending materials to meet product specifications, ensuring compliance with regulations and quality standards. This role requires technical expertise in operating blending equipment, monitoring product quality, and maintaining efficient production workflows. The operator will oversee material production, storage, and customer truck loading, ensuring accuracy and efficiency while maintaining a clean and organized work environment. Additionally, the role includes performing routine maintenance on blending and mobile equipment, troubleshooting minor repairs, and ensuring all site areas remain in optimal condition. Strong attention to detail, adherence to safety protocols, and teamwork are essential for success in this position.

25% of job:

· Accurate Mix Blending: Has the ability to interpret documents, regulations, operating instructions with accuracy. Weigh or measure materials and products to ensure conformance to requirements.

25% of job:

· Technical Blending & Quality Acumen: Blend materials using appropriate equipment; then allow them to mix for specified times; sample and check quality to meet specifications. Stop mixing or blending when specified product qualities are obtained, and transfer mixtures to be ready for transportation. Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing to ensure accurate specifications are met. Examine materials or products visually or with hands, to ensure conformance to established requirements.

25% of job:

· Produce & Store Material: Produce the right amount of product/material, for each job, within the timeframe required. Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

10% of job

· Loading Customer Trucks

· Accurate and efficient at loading customer trucks

· Ensuring customers have the right material before loading trucks.

· Efficiently use the loader app for the loading of customer trucks.

· Ensuring site is kept up to standard (roads, stockpiles, and travel ways.

10% of job:

· Mobile and Stationary Equipment - Equipment Maintenance: Perform operator maintenance on blending equipment, mobile and stationary screens, and conveyors. Able to troubleshoot and maintain needed equipment repair. Ex. Screen changes, making adjustments to blending plant, belt repair and pulleys.

5% of job:

· Housekeeping: Ensure site and equipment are kept to standard. Cabs of equipment are kept clean and orderly; spillage is cleaned up (no build up under conveyors) Shop and breakroom are kept clean, and site trucks are kept clean and orderly.

5% of job:

· Material Delivery: Ensure accurate product prep and storage for shipping and delivery to customer sites.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Required Certifications:

Work Experience: 3 years of prior experience in aggregate, soils or sand manufacturing environment

Behavioral Competencies:

· Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

· Organized - Possess the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

· Reliable - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

· Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.

· Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

· Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

· Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.

· Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own initiative.

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Technical Competencies:

· Ability to travel throughout the state (mostly local)

· Technical/ Mechanical awareness around machinery.

· Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.

ENVIRONMENT OR PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Ability to work under conditions of frequent exposure to dusty conditions and the full range of weather conditions; frequently in, on, and around quarry high walls and pit; extended periods working from elevated positions or in tunnels.

Competitive hourly pay (biweekly). Benefits start day 1 of employment and include: 

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability
• Paid time off: personal, vacation, holidays
• Matching 401K and retirement pension

Pay starts at $23.73 per hour but may increase upon experience evaluation by management.

Important announcements:

Luck Stone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

• Luck Stone is proud to be a drug-free workplace and pre-employment testing is mandatory for anyone who receives an offer for employment. EEO

Luck Stone also conducts a background check and is compliant with E-Verify.

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