Aggregate Plant Operator- Grand Junction, CO

Job Description

Aggregate Plant Operator

AMAT

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Job

United Companies, is a CRH Company. Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees. We strive to be The Preferred Source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

The Plant Operator is a skilled leadership position, responsible for controlling production and load out of materials produced in the aggregate plant, as well as for scheduling and ensuring timely delivery of supplies to the plant to perform duties in conjunction with dispatch loading instructions.

$28-$31 per hour, dependent upon experience.

• Delivering aggregate loads according to specifications.
• Reads dispatch orders and understands required needs for production of materials.
• Conduct operations in a Safety First and efficient manner while complying with all local, state and federal regulations.
• Conduct functions in a professional manner and ensure compliance with job specifications and all applicable environmental and air quality regulations.
• Prints out invoice tickets on each truck/load and files. Gives copy of invoice to truck drivers to obtain customer payment upon delivery of materials as needed.
• Responsible for efficient working condition of plant equipment.
• Performs maintenance to plant which includes greasing parts, sweeping, shoveling, performing equipment repairs, cleaning, removing jam-ups, and welding.
• Become proficient in dispatching & Quality Control Software.
• Maintain time and material records.
• Responsible for efficient working condition of plant equipment.
• Must be able to climb man ladder.
• Follow verbal and written instruction.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties safely and satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Three to five years aggregate-related experience is preferred.

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively on radio/phone system

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Windows

• Standard Driver’s License with clean MVR

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to signal and handle equipment.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move anywhere up to 50lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is…