Laborer

About the role

Ash Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwanee American Cement Company, is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

Responsibilities

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Performs general clean-up duties around the plant including sweeping floors and cleaning up spills around plant machinery and equipment.
• Replaces brick in the kiln and cooler, and performs chain work and castable pours.
• Cleans and bags dust collectors.
• Sorts and adds mill balls (raw and finish) as needed. Cleans division and discharge grates.
• Hauls dust (CKD) as directed using mobile equipment.
• Loads CKD trucks for customers.
• Performs general maintenance and construction work including, but not limited to, concrete pours, wood construction, wire pulling, painting, minor equipment repair, etc.
• Unplugs chutes, feeders, cooler, crushers, drags and screws, and air slides.
• Performs duties for other plant employees as vacation relief.
• Adds additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent is required.
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Willingness to learn, training will be provided.
• Ability to safely and effectively operate a truck, dust truck, case loader, various forklifts, RT-80 forklift, sweeper, hyster, shovel, broom, wheelbarrow, several sizes of air hammers, brick saw, skill saw, port-a-power, hammers weighing up to 16 pounds, pry bar, poker, water hose, air hose, air lance, screwdriver, wrenches, welders, bricking machine, paintbrush, and related equipment.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match and profit-sharing
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability Pay
• Life Insurance
• Growth Opportunities and more!

Pay

$25.76; this is a collective bargaining position

Schedule

Rotating 12 Hour

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Contact Information

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. EO/EV/Disability