Hydraulic Loader Operator

Obeys with all plant safety rules, comply with plant administrative and operating procedures. Promotes safety to other employees. Performs all required Safety Health and Environmental responsibilities.

Operate a hydraulic loader to handle wood products both treated and untreated, to and from cars or trucks, handle wood products both treated and untreated to and from trams, package wood products both treated and untreated for shipment and storage, feed or take away from machinery used to process wood products.

Perform these duties in the areas assigned by management. Perform daily inspections and preventive maintenance on equipment assigned. Performs other work assigned by Management.

• Promptly and properly report all incidents, injuries, damage, spills and/or releases.
• Promptly report and, if possible, correct all unsafe acts and/or conditions.
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the applicable PPE hazard assessments.
• Maintain a clean work area and perform required housekeeping activities.
• Inspect equipment for oil and hydraulic leaks.
• Report and shut down the equipment if necessary.
• Work safely with and around hazardous materials and hazardous waste and comply with all rules and regulations concerning hazardous waste.
• Report and take appropriate action to handle treated material that is dripping.

Pass pre-employment medical screening Qualified for by having held the job or if awarded by seniority has the ability to be qualified. Demonstrates acceptable retention level for the required training elements.

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

• 10 Paid Holidays
• 1 paid personal day
• Health, Dental, prescription drug and Vision Insurance
• 401k plan Company contributions will be made in an amount necessary to match one-hundred (100%) percent of the first one (1%) percent and fifty (50%)percent of the next two (2%) percent of compensation the employee contributes.
• Life insurance
• Sickness and Accident plan
• Voluntary Cross Training Bonus
• Schedule 2nd Shift

Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state, or local law.

Koppers, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. Its products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets, including the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries. With more than 1,800 employees, it serves its customers through a comprehensive global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities located in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe.

Koppers is also firmly committed to advancing a Zero Harm culture that places the care and protection of its people, environment and communities above all else. This focused approach empowers employees to ensure safe operations through a heightened awareness of process safety, product safety, environmental stewardship and security. Koppers was established in December 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and became a publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2006.

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