LOADER OPERATOR - PORTABLE (SEASONAL)

Knife River Corporation; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Profit Sharing

8 Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

A reputable construction materials company in North Dakota is seeking a Loader Operator to operate and maintain loaders for feeding conveyors and loading trucks. The role involves performing daily inspections, ensuring safety compliance with regulations, and loading trucks accurately. Ideal candidates should have a GED or high school diploma, equipment operation experience, and strong communication skills. This seasonal position offers competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide and maintain proper licensure and medical card.
• General education in grammar and arithmetic.
• Ability to provide and maintain proper licensure, medical card, and acceptable driving record

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain loader to feed conveyors or load trucks.
• Perform daily equipment inspections to ensure safety and maintenance.
• Load trucks while ensuring safe loading procedure.
• Identify material quality and adjust blends to meet job specs.
• Maintain haul roads and aggregate piles; inspect material quality.

Skills

Equipment operation & maintenance

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

GED or high school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Good Pay! Good Benefits! Good People! Knife River is a PEOPLE-first company. Our team members are key to our success, and we are committed to giving them the tools, training, and time to do their jobs productively and go home safely each day. Please consider joining our growing team today!

At Knife River, we take care of our team because we know it’s our people who make us successful. We are one of the 10 largest construction materials producers/contractors in the Country. Our goal is to build strong teams that, in turn, build strong communities. We are also a publicly traded company on the NYSE with the ticker symbol KNF and part of the S&P MidCap 400 index.

Role Overview

This is a seasonal position, you can use your winters off to travel, hunt, fish or for other activities you enjoy while your benefits continue year round.

This position is responsible to operate and maintain loader to feed conveyors, hoppers or load trucks.

The typical schedule is eleven days on 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM and then three days off.

DUTIES AND/OR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform daily equipment, walk around and site inspections to identify and correct any unsafe conditions and keep equipment properly maintained.
• Safely and properly perform maintenance (lubricating, fueling and cleaning) on loader. Maintain 3 points of contact at all times while performing maintenance activities.
• Safely and properly operate loader. Make sure bucket/attachments are lowered to ground whenever leaving the equipment.
• Load trucks with driver in sight to communicate and ensure safe loading procedure.
• Load trucks up to legal hauling weight limit
• Identify appropriate material to produce quality aggregate material per job specifications. Communicate with other personnel and make required adjustments to material blends.
• Maintain smooth, level haul roads
• Maintain contaminant free aggregate piles
• Inspect material - check gradation quality, oversize rocks, contaminants
• Keep pit floor smooth & haul roads maintained
• May keep concrete plant fed for maximum production
• Check for spillage on plant floor and clean up daily (assist with shoveling spillage)
• Check for worn out flashing on plant that could lead to spillage
• May maintain the left over concrete that is dumped out at the plant
• Communicate effectively (verbal, listening, written) and work with people under high stress situations. Self-motivated, team-player with good interpersonal skills; ability to maintain positive customer relations and act courteous/respectful of others.
• Troubleshoot and problem solve situations/problems (material quality, equipment operation/repair, etc). Monitor and discuss production problems with co-workers and managers/supervisors.
• Ensure OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DNR, lockout/tagout, safety and environmental regulation compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• General education, grammar and arithmetic, GED or high school diploma or equivalent
• Equipment operation & maintenance
• Ability to provide and maintain proper licensure, medical card, and acceptable driving record

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Years of Service Recognition
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees, Spouses, and Dependents
• Critical Illness Plan
• Accident Coverage Plan
• Hospital Indemnity
• Employee Appreciation Program

Additional Information

Knife River is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected category under applicable state/federal laws.

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

All applications are submitted online. If you are having issues completing the application, please come to the office for assistance.