Mobile Equipment Operator

What You Will Get

• Competitive hourly pay
• Opportunity for annual performance increases
• 401k program with employer matching
• Room for growth and career advancement
• Health insurance
• Dental & vision insurance
• Paid life insurance
• Paid short term disability
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• MSHA training provided

What You Will Do

• Comply with all industry safety rules, procedures and applicable government regulations
• Perform equipment inspections
• Operate all types of mining equipment in an efficient manner in all weather conditions in a mining production environment
• Load product and overburden in open pit mine
• Attend scheduled departmental and safety meetings
• Comply with strict safety procedures, following all MSHA guidelines
• Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Complete work maintenance orders
• Record operational and production data accurately
• Collect and test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications
• Transfer materials supplies and product between work areas
• Communicate and work with other departments
• Perform other duties or responsibilities as assigned

What You Will Need

• Loader experience helpful
• General understanding of good manufacturing practices, including machine set up and start up and ability to identify and resolve basic processing issues
• Ability to properly use hand tools
• Basic math skills and use of calculator
• Not required but beneficial – knowledge of blending, fluid bed dryer operation, sieving and granulation processes
• Passing Drug & Physical Testing and Background check
• Mine Safety Training (MSHA) – will train upon hire

Working Conditions and Physical Environment

• While most equipment has air conditioning, there will be times when other responsibilities may require periods of work in all weather conditions including heat, cold, wet, dry, and dusty
• Regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing
• Vision requirements include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Frequent use of hands and arms
• Requires ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75lbs
• Occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, ascending and descending stairs or ladders