Yard Loader Operator

Company: Hazleton Materials, LLC
Location: Weatherly
Posted on: November 23, 2022

Job Description:

Hazleton Materials, LLCH&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)Great Benefits offered!Location: US-PA-WeatherlyJob ID: 2022-1727Category: QuarryJob Type: Regular Full-TimeOverviewHazelton Quarry, a division of the H&K Group, Inc., is seeking a Yard Loader Operator. The Yard Loader Operator loads, unloads, stores, transfers, distributes, and inventories stone products and materials in the yard of the industrial plant. The ideal candidate is motivated, experienced, and carries out work safely.Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more ResponsibilitiesEssential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
  • Stages and organizes materials in the yard
  • Inspects incoming materials and verifies invoices
  • Inspects machines and equipment used during the workday
  • Performs pre- and post-trip of equipment every day and fills out daily inspection sheets
  • Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning
  • Keeps stockpiles properly bermed and maintained
  • Ensures product is blended correctly
  • Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe
  • Maintains time and production records
  • Cross trained in all areas of production
  • Cross trained to assist with plant breakdowns
  • Provides excellent customer service to all customers on site when needed
  • Other duties as assigned QualificationsRequired Skills, Education, and Experience
    • High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one month of related experience and/or training
      • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
      • Verbal and written communication skills
      • Able and willing to work a 2 nd shift schedule
      • Problem solving
      • Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
      • Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience
        • 3 months+ related experience
        • Experience operating heavy equipment
          • Strong preference for Loader operation experience
          • Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
          • MSHA or other relevant safety certificationPhysical Demands
            • Regularly required to sit
            • Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
            • Regularly reach with hands and arms
            • Frequently required to talk or hear
            • Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
            • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
            • Specific vision abilities include distance, peripheral, and depth perceptionWork Environment
              • Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
              • Regularly exposed to vibration
              • Frequently exposed to fumes and airborne particles
              • Frequently exposed to moving parts
              • Noise level is usually loudHazleton Quarry (formerly Hazleton Materials) has been a trusted H&K Group, Inc. affiliate company since 2001. Located near Weatherly, PA, in the heart of coal country, Hazleton Quarry provides southern Luzerne, Carbon and northeastern Schuylkill counties with a wide variety of high-quality construction aggregate products.The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K's strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)Pre-employment Physical 100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!PI196643584

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