Utility Operator

Suncoke; Vansant (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Suncoke in Vansant, VA seeks a Production Operator to maximize productivity while adhering to safety, health, environmental, and quality standards. You will operate production equipment, monitor oven performance, perform light maintenance, and assist maintenance on larger repairs.

The role requires good communication and computer skills, willingness to float between shifts, and flexibility for overtime, weekends, and holidays in a hot and cold plant environment.

Qualifications

• Good communication and computer skills required.
• Experience in heavy industrial plant environments with compressors, hydraulics, and mechanical systems benefi t.
• Willingness to work float schedule, overtime, weekends and holidays.
• Good safety and attendance records in prior roles.
• Ability to work in hot and cold temperatures.
• Good vision and manual dexterity; understand cost and product quality impact.

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment to maximize productivity while following safety, health, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Assist burners/maintenance and perform light equipment maintenance.
• Monitor oven performance and support major repairs as needed.
• Perform general housekeeping and keep work areas clean and safe.
• Follow work orders and company policies; communicate issues to appropriate personnel.
• Operate mobile equipment as required (e.g., trucks, loaders, forklifts).

Skills

Communication skills

Computer skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Job description

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Performs tasks necessary to operate production unit to maximize productivity within safety/health, environmental, and quality requirements; communicating issues to appropriate personnel and departments as necessary
• Operates Production equipment such as Trains, Utility Cars, and/or PCM's
• Assists Burners in monitoring oven performance
• Light equipment maintenance
• Performs and assists maintenance personnel with maintenance work including but not limited to minor troubleshooting of equipment, PM's, inspections and other tasks as necessary.
• Provide assistance to maintenance as requested in completing larger scope or emergency repair work,

• General housekeeping duties such as cleaning, wash down and shovel spillage from walkways, conveyor belts, transfer points and /or anywhere spillage may occur.
• Operates mobile equipment, including but not limited to, trucks, heavy equipment, dozers, front-end loaders, boom trucks, bobcat, forklift, and/or dump trucks.

• Makes sure all work is performed in accordance with work orders and policies

Performs other duties and assignments as required

Required Qualifications:

• Good communication and computer skills
• Experience in heavy industrial plant using compressed air, hydraulic, and mechanical systems

• Be willing to work float schedule, overtime, weekends and holidays, as required
• Good safety and attendance records in previous jobs held
• Ability to work in hot and cold temperature extremes
• Good vision and manual dexterity.
• Understand the importance of the position with regard to cost and product quality