Plant Operator and Maintenance

 

 

Job ID:  511509

 

APAC- Inc., Kansas City, is a CRH company. CRH is the leading vertically integrated supplier of asphalt, aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, and paving and construction services in North America. Our 24,100 employees at 1,300 operating locations provide our customers with top-quality, innovative products and services. From coast to coast, CRH delivers quality, dependable results to customers ranging from federal agencies to small construction companies. APAC is a great place to grow! If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today!

 

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Pay: $20/hr. 

 

Summary:  All Production/Maintenance positions are interchangeable depending on production/maintenance needs.  You will have a primary position during regular production, but throughout your career you can expect this primary position to change as production needs change.  Whenever plant maintenance is required (at least one day per week), all employees work together on all maintenance. Job is often outdoors and weather related, involving manual skills, some math and reasoning and continuous safety applications around heavy equipment.

 

PRIMARY POSITIONS:

1.      LOADER OPERATOR:

Competently and Efficiently operates a large Front End Wheel Loader to efficiently load shot rock onto haul trucks or load rock into customer trucks.  Materials will be transported throughout the quarry into piles, trucks or crushers depending on production requirements.  Must keep updated logs of completed work.

2.     HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR

Competently and efficiently operates a large Haul Truck, may be hauling shot rock to crusher, crushed rock to stock piles or moving dirt/rock from various areas.

3.     WATER TRUCK OPERATOR

Competently and efficiently operates filling, driving and using the water truck to water down roads and stockpiles according to MoDNR Air Permit requirements

4.     QUALITY CONTROL

Gather rock samples, heat them to eliminate moisture, then must lift and pour samples through various size screens to sort out the product into various sizes.  Each sample must be lifted onto a scale for documentation and the results are added to the computer program.  Must be competent and able to understand and follow rock specifications for required rock orders.

5.     PLANT OPERATOR

Competent with set up, operation and tending to the rock crushing plant based on the required production schedule.  Must have full understanding plant computer automation and how to operate all parts of the plant efficiently based on the MoDNR Air Permit.

6.     MECHANIC

Perform maintenance, trouble shooting and repair of heavy, off-road type equipment (examples: loaders, dozers, trucks, service equipment), typically found in quarry applications. Must have mechanical knowledge and be capable of reading/understanding equipment service manuals, parts’ books and operator’s manuals, typically utilized by shop field mechanics. 

7.     DOZER, EXCAVATOR, and other rolling stock equipment

Competently and efficiently operates any of the large mobile equipment based on production needs.  This equipment likely will be used on rough terrain.

 

All positions listed above also include these Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Daily Workplace Exams and Pre-Shift Safety Checks must be performed on all mobile equipment.