Pug Mill Operator Details

Pug Mill Operator

Knife River - Texas Division - Beaumont, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Operate and maintain loader and Pug Mill to feed conveyors, hoppers, or load trucks in our Beaumont and Southeast Texas Aggregate Yards.
Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED.

Valid and current Driver's License

Willing to work late evenings, weekends and overtime as needed

Experience operating heavy equipment

Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and physical

Ability to climb up and down tall silos

Good attendance is essential

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 operate and perform maintenance on loader, and other equipment.

Load trucks up to legal hauling weight limit.

Maintain smooth, level haul roads.

Maintain contaminate free aggregate piles.

Inspect material; check gradation quality, oversize rocks, contaminants.

Check for spillage on plant floor and clean up daily (assist with shoveling spillage).

Always work safely, following all safety protocol, and take action to prevent any and all unsafe actions, processes, and behaviors.

Timely and regular attendance is essential.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirments:

Extensive walking on uneven surfaces

Lift and carry up to 100 pounds

Exposure to dust, fumes, odors

Hand eye coordination

Exposure to mists, adhesives, acids

Frequent and/or extended periods requiring kneeling, bending, and/or twisting

Operating equipment at night under artificial lighting

Working in all weather conditions for extended period of time

Position will remain open until 7/31/2021 or until it is filled.
Benefits:
* Paid Company Holidays * PTO * Two Medical Plans with GENEROUS Employer contributions * Health Savings Account, partially funded by Company* Prescription Card * Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care * Dental * Vision * Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance * Company Paid Short Term Disability Income Replacement * Company Paid Long Term Disability Income Replacement * Profit Sharing * 401(k) with Company Match * Voluntary Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity for Employees, Spouses, and Dependents * Company Paid Employee Assistance Plan, Travel Insurance, Access to Legal Advice * Employee Discount Plan for National Vendors * College Scholarship Program for Dependents * Gift Matching Program
How To Apply:
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 law. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background check.

If you are unable to apply online you can apply in person or mail your application to 4825 Romeda Road, Beaumont, TX 77705.