Plant Operator

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• Maintains material quality
• Performs basic maintenance activities

Critical Competencies

• Communication: Clearly and effectively conveys information, ideas, and messages in both written and verbal formats; demonstrates active listening and adapts the message to ensure understanding.
• Team Player: Works collaboratively with others, shares responsibilities, and supports team goals.
• Safety Awareness: Recognizes, understands, and adheres to safety protocols and procedures; identifies potential hazards, takes steps to mitigate risks, and ensures personal and collective safety.
• Work Ethic: Demonstrates commitment and dedication to high standards of quality, responsibility, and diligence; demonstrates reliability, professionalism, and personal responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Operates production material plant
• Identify and resolve any issues with the equipment, such as mechanical failures, electrical problems, or software glitches
• Perform routine maintenance and inspections on the equipment
• Ensure that the plant is operating at peak efficiency, and take steps to optimize production
• Must have strong working knowledge of industrial processing equipment such as screens, crushers, and conveyor systems
• Must be observant and alert to the movement and condition of equipment within assigned responsibility area
• Must have basic computer skills

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma/GED or an equivalent combination of training and work experience
• Minimum two years experience in the construction/mining industry preferred
• Experience with automated processing equipment preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of industrial processing equipment such as screens, crushers, and conveyor systems
• Observant and alert to the movement and condition of equipment within assigned responsibility area
• Ability to identify and resolve equipment issues, such as mechanical failures, electrical problems, or software glitches
• Basic computer skills

Other Requirements

• Performs housekeeping – maintains a clean and safe working station
• Performs record-keeping requirements
• Complies with all Safety, Health, Environmental and other Company policies, procedures and requirements
• Able to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time; grip, climb, reach, shovel, squat, crawl, or pull, push, as well as, bend and lift up to 45 pounds
• Works outdoors and exposed to varying and/or extreme weather conditions (i.e., heat, wet, cold, etc)
• Able to work required overtime and flexible work schedule
• Able to speak, read, and have a working knowledge of the English language

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Vulcan Materials Company is an equal opportunity employer.