Summer Laborer

About the role

Ash Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwannee American Cement Company, is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

Responsibilities

• Performs general clean-up, labor responsibilities, and material handling duties.
• Complies with all applicable safety policies and regulations.
• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Performs general clean-up duties and housekeeping of plant and plant grounds.
• Assists in removing and installing refractory lining in the kiln, preheat tower, coolers, and other related plant equipment.
• Assists with concrete pours, and mixing and pouring special castables.
• Digs out and assists with repairs to underground air, water and gas lines.
• Handles all chemicals for cement grinding and moves materials and equipment to job site.
• Assists in screening grinding balls and recharging mill grinding ball load.
• Performs emergency railroad track repairs.
• Cleans railroad hopper and box cars.
• Observes all safety rules, wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and keeps work areas and equipment clean and orderly.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent is required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate, and able to show proof of acceptance to an accredited 2- or 4-year college or technical institution.
• Able to pass post-offer drug screen and physical abilities test.
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Willingness to learn, training will be provided.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to walk over rough surfaces, climb ladders, climb stairs, bend, push, pull, work in awkward positions, perform work in confined spaces, and lift materials up to 100 lbs.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent is required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate, and able to show proof of acceptance to an accredited 2- or 4-year college or technical institution.
• Able to pass post-offer drug screen and physical abilities test.
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Willingness to learn, training will be provided.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to walk over rough surfaces, climb ladders, climb stairs, bend, push, pull, work in awkward positions, perform work in confined spaces, and lift materials up to 100 lbs.

Skills

• General clean-up and labor responsibilities.
• Material handling duties.
• Safety guidelines.
• Plant maintenance tasks.
• Heavy equipment operation.
• Chemical handling and mixing.
• Railroad track repairs.
• Equipment cleaning and maintenance.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
Group retirement savings program
Health and wellness programs
Inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

Pay

$16.58

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm

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.

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow all job instructions of his/her supervisor and to perform other work assignments related to plant operations that are not inconsistent with the current labor contract, past practices, or safety policies.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion