Mill Laborer

5rcattle; Dalhart (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

5rcattle located in Dalhart, Texas, is hiring a Mill Laborer responsible for assisting in various mill operations including housekeeping, maintenance, and repair. This role requires physical stamina and compliance with safety protocols.

The ideal candidate will have experience with heavy equipment and understand safety rules. Expect exposure to loud noises and moving mechanical parts, with reasonable accommodations available for those with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Participates in preventative maintenance tasks.
• Works in various capacities when another employee is absent.
• Participates in daily housekeeping duties.

Skills

Experience operating heavy equipment

Ability to read and interpret documents

Basic arithmetic skills

Job description

JOB TITLE: Mill Laborer

REPORTS TO: Feedmill Manager and Assistant Feedmill Manager

FLSA STATUS: Hourly, Ag-exempt

FUNCTION: Assists in various mill operations including housekeeping, maintenance, and repair.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Participates in preventative maintenance by assisting mill maintenance personnel in carrying out maintenance tasks.
• Works in various capacities when another employee is absent or as necessary (may include receiving, flaking, and loader operation).
• Participates in daily housekeeping, including cleaning and organizing millwork areas.
• Complies with applicable safety rules and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers; ability to compute rate, ration, and percent.

COMPETENCY:

Expected to coordinate projects, conserve organizational resources, demonstrate understanding of Company policy, adapt to changes in the work environment, exhibit sound, and accurate judgment, observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and high temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and is exposed to work in high, precarious places. May be assigned to duties that require the use of a respirator. Pulmonary function test and respirator fit test would apply.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employees may be required to wear hardhat; eyes, ears, and respiratory protection daily. See your Manager for the PPE requirements for your job.
• Lifting, carrying, push/pull, pinch/grip, reaching overhead and away from the body, walk, stand, crawl, kneel, squat, and climbing at heights are essential to this job.