Loader Operator

Gray & Son, Inc; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son, Inc. is seeking a loader operator for our Maryland asphalt production facility. You will operate a large rubber-tire loader, communicate by radio with plant operators, and manage stockpiles in a busy yard.

The role may require day or night shifts and weekend work. Responsibilities include feeding bins, monitoring levels, loading trucks, performing daily maintenance, and assisting with plant repairs as needed.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Three to five years heavy equipment operation experience.
• Prefer background in road or general construction.
• Current driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Identify and bucket stone from stockpile into plant feeder bins daily for asphalt production runs.
• Monitor feeder bin levels and maintain adequate levels in 4+ bins simultaneously in high-traffic areas.
• Assist in crushing operation by removing finished product from piles and depositing where appropriate.
• Keep roadways around plant, stockpiles, and crushing operations level and clear; remove snow when necessary.
• Conduct and document daily preventative maintenance on loader and related systems; log hours by category (asphalt production, stockpile maintenance, RAP production, maintenance).
• Assist with plant repairs in any plant-down situation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Radio communication

Pre-trip inspection

Maintenance logging

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Driver's license

Job description

Description

The loader operator will operate a large rubber tire loader in a fast-paced asphalt production facility. Be able to communicate by radio with the plant operators and the vehicles operating in the yard.

This role may require day or night and weekend work.

Job Duties

1. 1. Correctly identify and bucket stone from a size-specific stockpile into one or more plant feeder bins daily for the duration of an asphalt production run.
2. 2. Constantly monitor feeder bin levels and maintain an adequate level in 4 or more bins simultaneously. While feeding bins, operate in a high-traffic stockpile area and keep stockpiles pushed up or ramped up as stock trucks deliver loads of aggregate, and be available to accurately load aggregate products onto dump trucks and trailers when necessary.
3. 3. Assist in the crushing operation by removing finished product from the working piles and depositing where appropriate.
4. 4. Keep the roadways around the plant, stockpiles, and crushing operations level and clear. This includes the removal of snow when necessary.
5. 5. Conduct and document daily preventative maintenance on loader, grease, fuel, fluid levels, housekeeping, pre-trip inspection, etc. Keep a log of daily machine hours and code hours to the appropriate category such as asphalt production, stockpile maintenance, RAP production, and maintenance.
6. 6. Assist with plant repairs in any plant-down situation.
7. 7. Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

1. 1. High School graduate or equivalent specific work-related experience.
2. 2. Three to five years heavy equipment operation experience.
3. 3. Prefer background inroad or general construction.
4. 4. Current driver’s license.