Grading Machine Operator – 1st Shift (OT)

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Enhanced Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Personal Days

Vacation Days

Boot reimbursement

Job summary

Express Pros of West Seneca is partnering with a growing Buffalo-area company to fill an immediate need for Machine Operators. This role offers a 1st shift (Mon-Thu, 6am-2pm with a paid ½ hour lunch) and overtime as required, paying $18.50–$19.25 per hour.

You will operate grading equipment and maintain the work area, ensuring proper sizing and safe operation. Responsibilities include setting up graders, checking components, labeling and moving materials, and cross-training in other departments

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of mechanical equipment.
• Ability to operate scales and understand lbs/kg.
• Ability to diagnose minor issues such as plugged pipes and jammed separators.
• Employees will be cross trained in other departments.

Responsibilities

• Set up graders according to QC setup sheets distributed by the Plant Manager or QC Department.
• Operate grading equipment and check screens, rappers, material flow, valves, and related components.
• Position buckets beneath grader discharge spouts.
• Remove and stage full buckets in the designated area.
• Identify and label material using provided tags.
• Use a crane to lift buckets to wire saw tanks and discharge/scalp material into the proper tanks.
• Remove empty buckets to the main floor.
• Replace or repair screens as necessary.
• Address equipment malfunctions by unplugging pipes, removing foreign material, and clearing large particles.
• Make new screens when old screens are damaged.
• Clean screens and check rappers 2 to 3 times per day.
• Seeks to identify and eliminate non-value-added processes and waste.

Skills

Mechanical equipment knowledge

Operate scales

Safety procedures

Crane operation

Troubleshooting

Cross-training

Tools

Grading equipment

Crane

Maintenance tools

Job description

Express Pros of West Seneca is partnering with a growing Buffalo-area company to fill an immediate need for Machine Operators. This role offers a 1st shift (Mon-Thu, 6am-2pm with a paid ½ hour lunch) and overtime as required, paying $18.50–$19.25 per hour.

You will operate grading equipment and maintain the work area, ensuring proper sizing and safe operation. Responsibilities include setting up graders, checking components, labeling and moving materials, and cross-training in other departments