Asphalt Plant Operator

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a motivated individual to work on a crew at an Asphalt Production Facility for one of the largest heavy civil construction companies in the Mid-Atlantic area.
• Critical thinking skills, mechanical ability, communication skills, an ability to learn, focus and commitment to safety, and a hard working attitude are necessary.
• Equipment operation experience and mechanical skills are beneficial.
• Most employees are multi-disciplined and perform a few if not all of the roles at the facility and sometimes multiple roles in the same shift.
• Various skill training and personal development is provided and growth and advancement is available and promoted within the company.
• The work is performed in a fast paced environment and often critical to the success of large scale heavy civil construction projects on the largest and most high profile highways and interstates in the area.
• Operate asphalt plant – automated drum and batch plant systems - operations are controlled through automated computer systems and control boards.
• Communicate with quality control personnel to ensure specifications are met and adjust mix formulas and production to do so.
• Monitor plant status, adjust plant as needed, load out material onto dump trucks, dispatch trucks.
• Communicate with internal paving crews and project teams as well as external customers and adjusts production to maximize profits, minimize waste, maintain or improve quality,
• Ensure