Loader Operator

Gray & Son Inc.; Norris City (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son Inc. seeks a loader operator to operate a large rubber tire loader in a fast-paced asphalt production facility. You will communicate by radio with plant operators and vehicles in the yard.

The role may require day or night and weekend work, and duties include stockpile management, loading trucks, and assisting in plant repairs as needed. Three to five years of heavy equipment operation experience is preferred, with a High School diploma and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• : High School diploma or equivalent or work-related experience.
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Responsibilities

• Identify and bucket stone from stockpiles into plant feeder bins daily during asphalt runs.
• Monitor feeder bin levels in multiple bins and keep stockpiles pushed up in high-traffic areas.
• Load aggregate products onto dump trucks and trailers when needed.
• Assist in crushing operations by removing finished product from piles.
• Keep roadways around plant and stockpiles clear and snow removed when necessary.
• Perform daily preventative maintenance on loader and document hours.
• Assist with plant repairs during downtime and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Radio communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Rubber tire loader operation

Maintenance tools

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

• 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.
• 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.
• Assist in the crushing operation by removing finished product from the working piles and depositing where appropriate.
• Keep the roadways around the plant, stockpiles, and crushing operations level and clear. This includes the removal of snow when necessary.
• 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.
• Assist with plant repairs in any plant-down situation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

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