Concrete Batch Plant Operator (Floater) - Knoxville, TN 1

 
 

Job ID:  502913

 

Since 1947, Harrison Construction Company, a CRH company, has been the preferred source for ground-level site construction throughout eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. Committed to quality, service and safety, our integrated products and services enable us to build and manage site development projects from concept through construction.  In addition, by being a part of the CRH family, we are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that come together to form CRH.  CRH is the number one asphalt producer and paver, the largest aggregates producer and the second largest ready-mix producer in North America. We are also the number four cement producer in North America and a leader in Canada. CRH operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

 

Position Overview

Supervises all phases of concrete plant operation including record-keeping and maintenance. In addition to operating the plant, the employee will assist with the coordination of daily plant activities like batching plant materials by maintaining controls to weigh, mix cement, aggregate and water to produce concrete that meets processing specifications and ensure product is loaded correctly.

 

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Ability to be flexible with last minute changes in schedule, location, and shift.
• Attention to detail, safety adherence and follow specific instructions from management.
• Must partner with other plant employees to maintain plant operations as instructed by management to ensure daily schedules/estimates are met.
• Monitor all plant operations; coordinate and monitor daily workload throughout the plant, monitor plant cleanliness and oversee maintenance needs as they arise.
• Record daily usages and current inventories of materials and ensures that plant does not run short on supply of cement, sand, rock, fly ash, calcium, admixture etc.
• Ensure daily production reports are completed and sent to office, check delivery tickets for accuracy, collect COD orders and follow office procedures.
• Initiative to perform/assist with other positions for optimal plant performance.
• Ability to adhere to all PPE (personal protective equipment) policy and maintain individual PPE in a functional condition as supplied by company.
• Attendance required according to company Attendance policy to ensure crew is able to operate at normal efficiency levels.

• Properly follow all company policies and OSHA/MSHA regulations for safe working procedures and environment.
• Assists in maintenance of plant equipment and in compiling reports regarding plant production and plant maintenance.
• Inspection of plant and safety items required at the end of each shift.

• Attitude/cooperation: always maintaining courteous and professional manner with co-workers, customers and public.
• Ability to multi-task is essential.

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

 

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
• General maintenance knowledge in a plant environment