What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scale Attendant position at MLC (formerly Mississippi Lime)?
Job Title: Scale Attendant
Why consider a career at MLC?
MLC was recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces in 2024.
About The Job
The Scale Attendant prepares bills of ladings and various legal documents used for commercial truck shipments, and weighs trucks entering and/or leaving MLC.
Benefits and perquisites may vary based on the nature and location of each job.
About MLC
MLC, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. These offerings bring essential performance and value to a broad range of market applications, including metals, construction, chemical synthesis, water and emissions treatment, glass, textiles, plastics, rubber, agriculture, foods and beverages. With over a century in business, MLC has built a reputation on the quality of its products and services, as well as an unwavering commitment to safety, sustainability and service. The company's expanding global footprint includes a diversified, reliable network of production and distribution facilities in the U.S., as well as in the UK through our Singleton Birch business. For more information, visit https://www.mlc.com/.
Why consider a career at MLC?
MLC was recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces in 2024.
- Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation
- Safety and sustainability are top priorities
- Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing
- Great development and advancement opportunities
- Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!
About The Job
The Scale Attendant prepares bills of ladings and various legal documents used for commercial truck shipments, and weighs trucks entering and/or leaving MLC.
- Process bills of lading and weighs trucks entering and/or leaving plant area.
- Takes orders from customers who call to place an order during non-office hours. Coordinate logistics of the entire ordering process-contact sales, trucking company, and customer as it relates to the order for Ste. Genevieve, Verona, and Mobile facilities.
- Maintains an accurate and updated log on specific trucks doing business with MLCO.
- Provides truck drivers/customers with Export Papers, Safety Data Sheets and freight-specific Bills of Lading in certain circumstances.
- Dispatch trucks accurately and efficiently into plant area, balancing the number of trucks to loadout areas to help minimize demurrage. Monitor systematic process of loads keeping contact with companies, the Lab, and Supervisors/Loadermen on truck status.
- Ability to work evenings, midnights, weekends and holidays on a rotating shift.
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent education required.
- Experience: 1 Year or less of related experience.
- Knowledge: Knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel and Word, and data entry in to database. Able to operate scanners, fax machine, phone, keyboard, and computers.
- Skills: Typing and keyboarding efficiently.
- Abilities: Ability to read, write, and perform basic math skills to calculate gross, tare, and net of trucks. Must be able to read and follow instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively through written and verbal communication. Listening skills are essential.
- Behaviors: Patient, reliable, adaptable, punctual.
Benefits and perquisites may vary based on the nature and location of each job.
About MLC
MLC, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. These offerings bring essential performance and value to a broad range of market applications, including metals, construction, chemical synthesis, water and emissions treatment, glass, textiles, plastics, rubber, agriculture, foods and beverages. With over a century in business, MLC has built a reputation on the quality of its products and services, as well as an unwavering commitment to safety, sustainability and service. The company's expanding global footprint includes a diversified, reliable network of production and distribution facilities in the U.S., as well as in the UK through our Singleton Birch business. For more information, visit https://www.mlc.com/.
