What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pit Loader Operator position at The H&K Group?
Job Description
The H&K Group, Inc. is seeking a Pit Loader Operator to load, unload, store, transfer, distribute, and inventory stone products and materials. The ideal candidate is motivated, experienced, and carries out work safely.
Responsibilities:
- Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
- Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets
- Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks to operate loader
- Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into finished product
- Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled and dumps material into truck or rail
- Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site
- Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe
- Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained
- Ensure product is blended correctly
- Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one month of related experience and/or training
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Experience operating heavy equipment
- Problem solving
- Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
- Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3 months related experience
- Strong preference for Loader operation experience
- Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
- MSHA or other relevant safety certification
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to: Sit, Use hands to finger, handle, or feel, Reach with hands and arms
- Frequently required to talk or hear
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities include Distance, Peripheral, Depth perception
Work Environment:
- Regularly exposed to Outside weather conditions, Vibration
- Frequently exposed to Fumes and airborne particles, Moving parts
- Noise level is usually loud
