Operator Dry Plant/Loadout

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia has an immediate opening for an Operator Dry Plant/Loadoutposition at the Menomonie facility in Menomonie, WI.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Complete and adhere to all MSHA and COVIA safety training and policies.
• Must be able to use plant maintenance tools and safely operate equipment including manlifts, forklifts, and skid steer, haul truck and front-end loaders.
• Must have capacity to work in all outdoor year-round weather conditions, inside unheated or uncooled buildings, inside machinery, and in LAB/Loadout area.
• Must be able to work from elevated worksites or man-lifts.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders, and lift and carry 60-pound objects.
• Must be able to startup/shutdown and operate Dry Plant machinery.
• Must be able to collect daily samples and conduct necessary testing per Lab requirements.
• Manage waste from Dry Plant oversized and dust collection systems.
• Performs daily clean-up of Dry Plant/LAB work areas (washing, sweeping, shoveling, etc.) as directed.
• Lubricates and inspects associated equipment as directed.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly preventive maintenance activities (PM’s) as directed.
• Assist in minor and major maintenance repair activities as directed.
• Immediately reports and reacts to emergencies such as conveyor stopping, screen plug-ups, etc.
• Fill out daily production, quality, and inspection sheets.
• Conduct daily Method 9 Visible Emissions Observation and fill out related form.
• Load trucks and railcars with company products via Citect controls system.
• Complete necessary documentation for product loading (via software systems and paperwork as appropriate)
• Communicate with customer truck drivers to ensure safe and efficient loading of trucks ensuring adherence to Covia policies and procedures.
• Communicate with Covia logistics personnel and railroad company to move rail cars as needed.
• Performs daily inspections/rounds of respective work area, maintaining a safe work environment, looking for abnormalities/problems and creates work requests in CMMS (IFS) for equipment needing repairs and notifies appropriate personnel as necessary.
• Conducts daily product sample testing in LAB and sends out sample results to email distribution list and notifies Production Lead and Plant Management when/if products are out of specification.
• Perform all other duties as needed or directed.
• The above duties reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions for both the Operator Dry Plant and Operator Loadout jobs as these jobs are expected to be cross-functional, and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all of the work requirements inherent in the job. Other work will be assigned and utilize scheduled time or to meet exceptional conditions. Job incumbents are required to observe all safety practices and wear specified safety devices.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Previous mechanical and electrical experience preferred
• Previous heavy equipment operating experience preferred
• Literacy in English, both written and spoken
• Ability to operate computer programs
• Safety awareness

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• PTO + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)