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Concrete Materials Company, LLC
Loader Operator
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What they do
An Operating Engineer or Heavy Equipment Operator drives and operates heavy equipment used in quarries, construction sites, landfills, refuse and recycling centers, or ports. Heavy Equipment may include, but is not limited to, bulldozers, excavators, paving equipment and pile drivers.
$55,396 / year median in Kentucky
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Loader Loader Operator duties include filling bins with materials, maintaining clean yard and equipment. This is a skilled position requiring operator to load material/aggregate/soils into concrete batch plants and/or transport vehicles. Daily production duties by operating a loader in addition to performing other miscellaneous related functions. Essential Functions
- Fill bins with materials
- Maintain clean yard and equipment
- Move, load and handle material with use of heavy equipment
- Communication skills
- Ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently
- Ability to follow verbal and written directions accurately
- Knowledge of skills, sands and aggregate classification to help product spec material through operation
- Observant and conscientious about factors affecting material quality
- Knowledge of aggregate sizes and classifications
- Knowledge of weight requirements Job Specifications
- Required to stand and walk for extended periods
- Use hands to operate tools and controls
- Reach with hands and arms
- Climb stairs and ladders and balance
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Exposed to dust on a regular basis
- Regularly lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
- Must be able to multi-task often
- Knowledge of the practices and techniques applied to the safe operation of heavy equipment
- Exposed to outside weather conditions daily
- Load transports/trailers with the proper weight. Free from debris that can fall from the trailers or beds
- Operators filling concrete batch plants responsible for materials of proper classifications to be fed continually
- Work will be performed per the supervisor's instructions Education and Qualifications
- High School or equivalent
- 1 year experience as Loader Operator
- Must maintain a safe driving record and have a valid driver's license Must be reliable, hard-working and able to work in a team environment