Explosive Operator
Job in
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, 67357, USA
Listed on 2026-11-05
Listing for:
Day & Zimmermann Company
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-05
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Machine Operator, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This Position pays $23.58 per hour!
We're looking for a
full-time, Explosives Operator to join our Day & Zimmermann team located in Parsons, Kansas.
- Operates a computer intecont, a loss-in-weight feeder and thermocouple thermometer for melts using kettles (5 gal., 50 gal., and 250 gal.)
- Activates and monitors systems associated with Explosive Melt System for all types of explosives. Ensures there are explosives ready for each pour at the start and end of each day.
- Complies with operation-approved standard operating procedures.
- Coordinates pre and post system checks and cleans up as required on all floors.
- Coordinates pre and post system checks and cleans up as required on all floors.
- Safety awareness and commitment at all times.
- Decision making skills
- Mathematical skills
- Effective communication skills
- Computer literacy
- High School and/or equivalent.
- Minimum 6 months experience in operating and monitoring of production equipment.
- Forklift License preferred
We care about our employees and it shows. Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees' individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!
Toensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:
- Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
- Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
- Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
- Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)
- Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 15 pounds
- Repetitive motion of any part of the body
- Kneeling, crouching or crawling
- Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)
- Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
- Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
- Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object's size, shape, texture, etc.)
- Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
- Hearing
- Talking
- Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
- Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
- Ability to wear a mask, respirator, bullet proof vest, or other equipment.
- Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company's office or worksite.
- Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g. extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)
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