SIMON | Batch Plant Operator

Simon is a subsidiary of Colas USA with operations throughout Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. We specialize in aggregate, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete materials production, with expert teams providing high-quality asphalt paving, concrete, bridge, and utility construction services. Through strong local ties backed by global resources, we focus on quality and value to deliver the best products and services for our clients.

What we do is bigger than construction – it is about connecting communities, building new roads to the future, and keeping the spirit of the pioneers alive and well. To learn more about Simon visit

The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain.

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Operate and maintain concrete batch plant, operate loader and scale for material sales at various aggregate locations, drive truck (aggregate and ready mix), assist dispatching trucking fleet, order raw materials (cement, fly ash, propane, fuel, etc.), monitor material usage. Operate other equipment and perform other duties as assigned related to aggregate production and sales and ready mix production and sales.

• Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
• Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies
• Support the Simon safety culture and other Company strategic initiatives
• Review production costs and product quality, and modify production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division.
• Order required material in advance to complete assigned task based on construction schedule as provided by construction superintendent and/or project manager
• Maintain yard logs and assist area manager with plant log
• Ensure the plant is properly operating in accordance with all applicable regulations
• Perform repairs on compressors, motors, belts, and preventative maintenance such as greasing and corrosion control
• Coordinate with construction superintendent/project managers with trucks and outside hires and collect outside truck timecards
• Ensure accurate quantities are coded to the correct job and phase codes
• Assist in supervising employees in the plant, quarry, trucking and scale operations

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Valid Class A or Class B Commercial drivers’ license with ability to maintain a clean driving history required

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or training in operation of concrete batch plant preferred
• ACI Certification preferred or ability to obtain certification
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Working knowledge of computers and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel

• Wear and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
• Regularly required to use hands to move and manipulate objects
• Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb and balance
• Regularly required to work from a seated position operating concrete batch plant for long periods
• Frequent exposure to loud noise
• Occasionally exposed to all outdoor weather conditions, dust, and airborne particles
• Regularly exposed to fuel, oil, and other chemicals