Production Support Specialist

Job ID: 519190

Ash Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwanee American Cement Company, is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com 

 

Position:  Production Support Specialist

Reports to:  Yard Supervisor

Shift:  Shifts Vary (8a-4p, 4p-12a, 12a-8a) includes weekends and holidays

Pay: $32.55  (after 90 days probation); potential to earn up to $39.76 per hour. Annual raises July 1st every year: this is a collective bargaining position

 

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:

 

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• 401k Plan

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Employee Assistance Program

• Disability Pay

• Life Insurance

• Growth Opportunities and more!

• Offer 100% paid training through Metro Community College for skilled trades such as welding and electrical.

 

What you’ll be contributing:  

 

Under general supervision and according to specified policies and procedures, performs general cleanup and material handling duties.  May perform numerous and varied jobs, using more specialized skills, under the guidance of others. Complies with all applicable safety and environmental policies and regulations. Once trained, there will be opportunities to move into different professions such as heavy equipment operator, process utility repair/operator, Repairperson, Lab Tech, etc.

 

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines. 

• Clean the plant of materials or process spills - using brooms, shovels, and wheelbarrows that may weigh 200 pounds full; carry buckets that weigh as much as 50 pounds full;  pneumatic scrapers that weigh approximately 20 pounds; air lances 3/4 inch in diameter up to 10 feet long, that weigh approximately 10 pounds.

• Remove cement build-up from equipment by use of hammers and mallets that weigh between 1 and 10 pounds.

• Run mobile equipment in the plant: loader, bobcat, forklift, man lift, and dump truck.

• Clean the plant by using a high-pressure fire hose that weighs approximately 100 pounds and exerts approximately 100 pounds of thrust when in use.

• Assists as needed in performing maintenance, production, and/or shipping duties as relief for workers in other departments.as assigned by Yard Supervisor or Production Manager.

• Observes all safety rules and keep work areas clean. (continuous)

• Learns about plant operations including the process flow of raw materials, gases, and finished products. 

• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor  

 

To succeed in this position, you will need:

 

• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.

• Willingness to learn, training will be provided

• High school graduation or equivalent is required

• Mechanical aptitude and ability to properly operate mobile equipment (once trained) required.