Plant Lead

Arcosa Brand; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual raise

401K with match

Career growth

Health insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Arcosa Crushed Concrete is seeking a Lead Person to support plant operations in Mesquite, TX. You will assist the Plant Manager, ensure a safe environment per OSHA, and drive production schedules to meet budgeted targets.

The role requires coordinating daily tasks, mentoring operators, maintaining housekeeping, and monitoring safety and equipment with regular maintenance and downtime reporting. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Assist the Plant Manager and ensure safe operations.
• Coordinate daily production and maintenance tasks.
• Monitor safety, housekeeping, and equipment conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Plant Manager and maintain a safe work environment per OSHA standards
• Follow environmental policies and procedures at all times
• Safely and efficiently operate equipment
• Establish effective production and maintenance schedules
• Produce at acceptable levels per budget
• Coordinate and monitor daily tasks of employees
• Ensure employees inspect equipment daily for safety and maintenance defects
• Schedule and coordinate routine maintenance on plant and mobile equipment
• Ensure pre-processed material is available for production
• Track inventory of critical spare parts
• Train and mentor operators to improve efficiency
• Maintain housekeeping and organization
• Ensure safe traffic patterns between plant equipment and customers
• Monitor overall production efficiency and report inadequacies to manager

Skills

Leadership

Safety adherence

Team coordination

Troubleshooting

Bilingual EN/ES

Tools

Conveyor systems

Heavy equipment

OSHA standards

Job description

• Opportunity for annual performance increase
• 401K program with employer matching
• Room for growth and career advancement
• Health insurance
• Paid life Insurance
• Paid short term disability
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Employee Discount Programs

What you\'ll do:

• The Lead Person will assist the Plant Manager
• provide and maintain a safe work environment per OSHA standards
• follow environmental policies and procedures at all times
• safely and efficiently operate equipment
• establish effective production and maintenance schedules
• produce at acceptable levels per budget
• coordinate and monitor daily tasks of employees
• ensure employees inspect equipment daily for safety and maintenance defects
• schedule, assist and coordinate routine maintenance on the plant and mobile equipment
• ensure pre-processed material is available for production
• track inventory of critical spare parts
• properly train and mentor operators to achieve higher levels of efficiency
• maintain excellent housekeeping standards and organization
• ensure safe traffic patterns between plant equipment and customers
• monitor overall production efficiency and report inadequacies to manager

The Lead Person also:

• Performs lifting, pulling, carrying and other manual labor tasks to operate equipment designed to crush concrete on job site
• Operates equipment or at plant; when needed to fill-in as needed to accomplish productivity objectives
• Participates in daily or weekly safety meetings
• Provides daily plant production numbers with downtime data to scale person
• Reports all employee and/or equipment related problems to the Plant Manager
• Performs other duties as required or assigned by the Plant Manager

Requirements:

• Bilingual a plus - English and Spanish

Ability to work in all weather conditions

Ability to stand for extended periods of time at conveyor belt operation.

Ability to climb heights of 20 feet on a regular basis

Ability to lift, carry, and/or pull 50 pounds on a regular basis

Ability to work in dusty, wet, and loud environment

Required to wear safety equipment including hard hat, safety glasses, goggles, steel toed boots, ear plugs, gloves and various other similar items as required or needed.

Arcosa Crushed Concrete is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We activate the potential of our people, care for our customers, optimize operations, integrate sustainability, and promote a results-driven culture aligned with long term value creation.

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