Plant Operations
- Familiar with equipment capacity and load capabilities of dryer related material handling equipment on stone, dust, milling, and material handling systems.
- Responsible for continuously monitoring equipment and flow of material into the plant dryer. Responsible for the monitoring of operations of the plant Ball Mills and Roller Mill.
- Assist in resolving production issues, troubleshooting, and adapt to changing conditions.
- Perform miscellaneous duties such as removal of blockages, choked screws, elevators and conveyors.
- Check in/out and load customer trucks for outbound delivery.
- Perform light maintenance functions on process equipment as needed.
- Perform all pre-shift inspections, run testing on all plant samples and truck samples.
Inventory Management
- Silo inventory measurements.
- Ensure that different product types are distributed into the appropriate bins. Maintenance
- Clean bins, conveyers, spills, and help clean out material from under conveyers and catwalks, and other cleaning duties as needed.
- Perform pre-start maintenance on dryer, plant processes and mills.
Safety
- Perform all work assigned in a neat and orderly manner adhering to company and governmental safety rules and regulations including company lock out tag out procedures.
- Ability to operate heavy equipment including haul truck, skid steer loader, utility wheel loader, man-lift, and forklift in a safe manner.
- Assist with training of new employees and/or equipment
- Cross train in other production areas as needed..
ATTRIBUTES: What are the Essential Knowledge/Skills/Abilities for this position?
- Industrial background with good troubleshooting skills.
- Previous experience operating heavy equipment is desired.
- Knowledgeable of current environmental regulations and practices as they relate to the minerals industry.
- Must be able perform basic mathematical computations.
- Self-Motivated and must be able to work independently.
- Good decision making skills regarding safety.
- Ability to read, write, and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, standard operating procedures, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals..
Physical Demands include, but are not limited to:
- Tolerate working outside in severe weather conditions as well as exposure to industrial high temperature, limestone, noise and dust.
- Access all areas within a site which could include heights of 120 feet, confined spaces, climbing ladders or stairs, and accessing tunnels.
- Able to lift 50 pounds.
- Work shift work, seven days a week including holidays and be flexible to schedule changes.
- Have a telephone and be open to overtime and call-outs.