REEVES | Maintenance / Ground Person (Quarry) - Blacksburg, SC

Reeves Construction Company, a Colas USA subsidiary operating throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Arkansas, has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since 1923. Reeves is a complete heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meeting the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military markets. The company prides itself on high standards of safety, ethics, and performance.

About the Role

The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence and will be based at the Blacksburg Quarry.

Responsibilities

• Ground control cleanup, shoveling, and housekeeping within the plant areas.
• Operate equipment as needed or assigned for ground cleanup.
• Complete daily plant walks and inspections of plant components while greasing and lubricating.
• Ensure all bearings are properly greased and in working condition.
• Complete all equipment and component inspections at the beginning and end of all shifts.
• Ensure all work area safety hazards are identified and removed.
• Responsible for understanding production plant components including electrical control locations.
• Verbally communicate to supervisor all issues that will result in safety risks, poor quality, and production shift downtime risks.
• Ensure and conduct corrective actions involving dust control measures.
• Remain alert at all times and ensure the ability to visually monitor all details at close range and at a distance.
• Maintain housekeeping according to MSHA guidelines within all work areas.
• Assist plant mechanics with component repairs to all plant and heavy equipment.
• Perform tasks in the sand and gravel pit, including removing mud and muck from the surface of stone using tools such as picks and shovels.
• Lift, carry, and hold materials, tools, and supplies.

Requirements

• Must demonstrate excellent safety awareness and a willingness to comply with company policies and safety standards.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Periodic evenings, nights, weekends, and overtime hours are expected.
• Must wear proper attire at all times, including safety vests, safety glasses, long pants, above-the-ankle/safety-toed shoes, and reflect a clean and presentable image.
• Continuous mental and visual attention is necessary to safely and effectively complete work tasks.
• Project a positive and cooperative attitude by maintaining courteous and professional conduct with supervisors, co-workers, customers, and the general public.

Working Conditions

• Ability to lift, pull, and push a minimum of 50 lbs., bend, stoop, kneel, reach, squat, twist, and climb heavy equipment several times throughout the day.
• Ability to balance at heights up to 6 feet from ground level.
• Ability to be on your feet regularly and use hands, arms, and legs repeatedly on the job.
• Frequently walk on sloped ground and slippery and uneven surfaces, as well as work in confined areas.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to see, whether naturally or with vision correction tools (glasses, contacts).
• Perform essential job tasks in less than favorable conditions, including varying temperatures, humidity, sand, wind, or other extreme inclement weather for extended periods.
• Work in an environment with exposure to extremely hot materials, fuel, fumes, vapors, dust, grease, oils, loud and/or constant noise, and moving equipment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and vacation.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Group health plan options (including medical, dental, and vision).
• HSA and FSA options.
• Short-term disability benefits.
• 401(k)/401(k) Roth with company match.