Responsible for preparing organic mixes using a heavy equipment loader, pushes piles to ensure segregation of materials and places material in the shakers to ensure the machines have a continuous flow of material.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Prepares organic mixes by using the Bill of Materials to ensure the correct ingredients are used in the correct proportions
- Supplies the line with a continuous supply of material
- Pushes piles to ensure setbacks, pile height and stockpile shaping meets the criteria set by the Department of Environmental Health Services
- Performs a safety and equipment check before each use of the loader
- Receives load tickets from haulers, ensures accuracy, signs, accumulate until the end of the day and forwards the tickets in a neat and clean appearance to the office personnel for inventory entry
- Pumps diesel fuel into the loader by an electrical pump and ensures all safety practices are used to prevent injury
- Monitors the stock piles for excessive heat, turns stockpiles and ensures the proper amount of water is used to prepare the stockpile for production use
- Meets quality and quantity standards
- Performs the proper operation and minor maintenance of equipment
- Accurately verifies quantity of material.
Education/Experience: -
- High School Diploma or GED - 2-4 years experience in heavy equipment operation
Skills and Competencies: -
- Ability to operate and maintain heavy equipment (loader/dozer)
- Ability to maintain stockpile slopes to ensure safe work environment
- Ability to sit in a loader for many hours in a dusty, hot environment
- Ability to climb into and out of equipment repeatedly
- Knowledge of safe practice and procedures
- Ability to read English and/or follow instructions, and communicate effectively
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $16.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
Application Question(s):
- Please provide your email address.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Loader Operator: 1 year (Preferred)
- Heavy equipment operation: 1 year (Preferred)
- dozer operation: 1 year (Preferred)
- Warehouse: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: