Material Handler - Heavy Equipment Operator
Job in
Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, 30207, USA
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Pratt Industries, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Forklift Operator, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Material Handler, General Labor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Key
Job Responsibilities:
- All aspects of supplying materials to the boiler - from receiving, to inventory management, to feeding the system - including wood, rejects and alternative fuels.
- Understanding and adjusting fuel type and feed to maximize boiler efficiency.
- Unloading materials from various sources: docked trucks; trucks with walking floors; trucks on tippers.
- Keep Fuel Prep System supplied with materials at all times - which could include driving a loader or forklift to feed the walking floor; operating a knuckle boom to feed the pit.
- Empty material bins including the BC-04 and BC-06 metal bins, and all other tramp material bins.
- Clean and maintain equipment in the Fuel Prep building - including conveyors, belts, shredders and sorters.
- Keep the containment pit free of debris.
- Rotational responsibilities in the Wood yard area: maintaining the wood storage pile - rotating inventory, mixing in sludge, tipping trucks; maintain wood on the drag chain; move and rotate reject pile.
- Rotational responsibilities in the general housekeeping area: operating the street sweeper, cleaning under the boiler and operating a back pack blower.
- Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Adhere to all safety expectations.
- Maintain good housekeeping.
- Assist with other equipment operations when the need arises.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds.
- Must be able to pass drug and background screening.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Perform all job duties in a safe manner. Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements.
- Ability to read and apply content in instruction manuals to repair industrial equipment.
- Sense of urgency in operating and maintaining systems and equipment; timely communications to Senior Operator/supervisor and team members.
- Administrative skills for tracking fuel weights and use - data entry, Word, and Excel
High School Education or GED
College Preferred
PreferredMilitary Background is a plus
Mechanical skills - use of hand tools and shop tools
Boiler experience/knowledge
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