Equipment Operator 1st Class

Colonial Group; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401K

Shift differential

Job summary

GCC is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator for plant-wide operation of mobile equipment at our site. You will load and move materials, strip overburden, maintain haul roads, and operate multiple equipment types while upholding safety standards.

The role requires two years of heavy equipment experience, a CDL, and the ability to perform daily inspections. You will work with rotating shifts and contribute to continuous improvement in plant operations.

Qualifications

• Two years’ heavy-equipment operator experience.
• Must be able to obtain a CDL.
• Basic mechanical aptitude or background.
• Ability to perform daily inspection and servicing.
• Familiarity with area and conditions in which equipment will be operated.

Responsibilities

• Load, transport, and stockpile raw materials and coal as required for production.
• Strip overburden to facilitate drilling and removal of raw material.
• Level and maintain haul roads and stockpiles.
• Hauling trash, dust and other materials.
• Operate equipment in construction or repair of plant facilities.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

CDL required

Safety-conscious

Mechanical aptitude

Daily inspections

Job description

Who we are:

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes, and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance, and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

What you will do:

This position is responsible for the plant wide operation of mobile equipment.

• Load, transport, and stockpile raw materials and coal as required for production of cement.
• Strip overburden to facilitate drilling and removal of raw material.
• Level and maintain haul roads and stockpiles.
• Hauling trash, dust and other materials.
• Operate equipment in construction or repair of plant facilities.
• Will maintain a safe working environment, adhere to safety policies and practices, perform daily housekeeping of assigned area, perform daily workplace inspections, adhere to plant policies and proper use of plant radios.
• Be familiar with MSHA safety rules, safety procedures for plant mobile equipment, lockout/tagout policy, confined space permit policy, hot work policy, emergency response plan, arc flash/shock and burn protection, proper containment and disposal process (via Waste Management Plan) for lubricants, paints/solvents and other environmentally sensitive materials.
• Ensure quality of work performed, participate in continuous improvement system, observe and promote best practices, good time management and be able to troubleshoot/analyze root cause failure.
• Will work where and when needed as directed by plant supervisory personnel to meet plant needs.

Tools & Equipment:

All trucks including but not limited to water truck, dump truck, flat-bed truck, haul truck and vacuum truck, large loaders, medium and skid-steer loaders, motor grader, dozers, forklift, sweeper and backhoe.

Experience & abilities you will need:

• Two years’ heavy-equipment operator experience.
• Task training required for each type of equipment operated.
• Must be able to obtain a CDL.
• Basic mechanical aptitude or background.
• Ability to perform daily inspection and servicing.
• Familiarity with area and conditions in which equipment will be operated.
• Thorough knowledge of operating limitations of equipment, (i.e., weight, speed, braking capabilities).
• Good physical condition as position may require bending, kneeling, walking, standing, climbing, stairs and lifting; high degree of manual dexterity and coordination and good eye/hand coordination. Ability to work with mathematical concepts appropriate to the position. Ability to apply concepts to practical situations. Evaluate the results of projects, training, and implementation.
• Ability to solve practical problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Work Hours:

• Normal work schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift (8 hours)
• Must be available for 12-hour Rotating Day Shift schedule as plant and operational needs arise

Position-Specific Details:

• This position is eligible for a permanent $1.25 Shift Differential as compensation for maintaining Rotating Shift schedule availability.
• Schedule changes will be communicated in advance.

Who we are:

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes, and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance, and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

You will love working here because:

At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you will be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value to their construction projects. We are a sustainable growing company, a great place to work and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates and other construction materials. Join the family!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.