Job Description

Locust Ridge Quarry , a division of the H&K Group, Inc., is seeking a Plant Operator/Groundperson to maintain the plant on the second shift. The ideal candidate is motivated, energetic, interested and engaged in learning new skills, 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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Performs plant maintenance
• Maintains clean work areas including catwalks, walk-ways and general plant area
• Proactively learns plant functions and operations
• Obtains all knowledge to complete assigned tasks
• Takes direction from and works in a team with all other site personnel
• O ther duties as assigned

Required 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
• Problem solving
• Able and willing to work a second shift schedule
• 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
• Welding and cutting 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 certification

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to:
  • Sit
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to
  • Stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include distance, peripheral, and depth perception

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to:
  • Outside weather conditions
  • Vibration
• Frequently exposed to:
  • Fumes and airborne particles
  • Moving parts
• Noise level is usually loud

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 !

PI88d5d1c06ada-30492-37061968

Job Tags

Similar Jobs