Loader Operator

About the role

Elevate Your Career with a Commitment to Safety, Excellence, and Teamwork
Standard Materials Group, Inc. is a CRH company producing and providing Ready Mix and Materials transportation serving Arkansas and Oklahoma. Founded in early 20th century, we look forward to continued success in the 21st century.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely operate rubber-tired or crawler-type loaders equipped with scoop-type buckets to excavate, move, and load materials.
• Load trucks, manage material from stockpiles, and charge batch plants, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of materials to support project needs.
• Maintain constant communication and visual contact with team members to ensure safety, especially when maneuvering equipment in tight spaces.
• Perform daily pre- and post-operation equipment inspections, documenting findings as required by company standards.
• Conduct routine servicing and minor maintenance; escalate significant repairs to the Foreman.
• Adhere strictly to all company policies, OSHA, and MSHA safety regulations.
• Support and mentor less-experienced team members in equipment operation and safety practices.
• Assist with general labor duties as needed to ensure project success.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Proven experience operating loaders or similar heavy equipment in a construction setting.
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds unassisted when necessary.
• Strong work ethic, punctuality, and a professional, courteous attitude.
• Commitment to teamwork, open communication, and helping others achieve their best.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, travel, and overtime as project needs demand.
• Comfortable with physical requirements such as climbing, stretching, sitting for extended periods, and working on rough terrain.
• Strict adherence to all safety procedures, including proper use of PPE.
• Must be at least 18 years old due to the nature of the work environment.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.
• Regularly sit, climb, and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach above shoulder height.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 25-50 lbs as needed.
• Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.
• Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.
• Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, to operate equipment safely.

Benefits

CRH offers highly competitive base pay, comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs, group retirement savings program, health and wellness programs, and 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.