Operator - Mud Plant

About the role

The Mud Plant Operator ensures safe and efficient operation of heavy equipment, maintains quality control, and ensures compliance with environmental, safety, and underground injection well regulations at the disposal site.

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt; Business Unit: Disposals; Reports to: Operations Manager; Travel Requirement: No.

Responsibilities

• Overall maintenance, upkeep and appearance of disposal area.
• Monitor pit levels and silo level.
• Retrieve oil from working pit/tanks.
• Unload lines, discharge and relieve valves or other equipment related to disposal of fluids.
• Generate and document third-party tickets and other forms of documentation in support of disposal.
• Meet compliance requirements with county, state, and federal regulatory rules and regulations.
• Ensure smooth transition from day to night attendants: communicate current status and potential issues prior to end of shift.
• Attend company meetings as requested.
• Follow company policies and procedures.
• Improve utilization efficiently, driver compliance.
• Ensure immediate work area is neat and orderly to ensure safety of workers.
• Report and correct unsafe conditions of practices.
• Maintain quality control and assure complete compliance with all federal, state, and local laws governing environmental compliance, worker safety and underground injection well regulations.
• Assure safe and efficient operation of heavy equipment.

Requirements

• Must have a reliable means of transportation to work site.
• Ability to work 12‑hour shifts.
• Ability to work weekends.
• Experience operating excavators.
• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• Ability to lubricate equipment.
• Ability to climb staircase and work on catwalk of 15’‑25’.
• Ability to download and use inspection applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be eligible to drive a company vehicle per Select’s insurance guidelines.
• Extremely dependable and reliable.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to execute duties based on instruction with little supervision or guidance.
• Exhibits qualities of a team player.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage plus life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid vacation days and paid holidays.
• Retirement and Savings (401K) plan with company match.
• Annual uniform allowance.
• Referral bonus with no cap on number of referrals.
• Paid training.

Schedule

Full‑time position.