Summit Materials (West Region) Hiring for Loader Operator – Elam at Grand Junction, CO Full Time

Loader Operator

Location Address: 556 Struthers Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Compensation: $19.00 – 22.00 per hour

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow.

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together – we are Summit Materials.

Benefits

We strive to offer you stable, year-round work: We get it. Construction can be seen as a seasonal business. Looking for work year-round? Because of our unique company structure, we have businesses that operate year-round and will work hard to make sure you have the steady work you re looking for.

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.

We invest in your career growth with Summit Materials and beyond: Get access to our Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses to support your professional and personal development. You can learn on-demand, at your own pace, and from any device.

We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.

Overview

Summit Materials is looking for a mechanically inclined, safety-oriented Loader Operator to operate Front End loaders in a Sand and Gravel or Asphalt Manufacturing Environment. As a member of your team, the success of this operation is very dependent on your willingness and desire to be a team player. Seek for opportunities to make your co-workers successful. They will also be seeking for opportunities to make you successful.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Operator Front End loaders in a Sand and Gravel or Asphalt Manufacturing environment.
• Team member – As a member of your team, the success of this operation is very dependent on your willingness and desire to be a team player. Seek for opportunities to make your co-workers successful. They will also be seeking for opportunities to make you successful.
• Daily Duties
• Daily Equipment Inspection
  • Any safety or mechanical issues to be ed to supervisor immediately.
  • Equipment inspection log to be turned in daily.
  • Do not run equipment without performing the inspection.
  • Fueling of Equipment
    • Equipment is to be fueled at the end of each shift.
• Operation of equipment
  • Equipment is to be operated in a safe and efficient manner.
    • Operator shall always maintain control of the equipment.
    • Operator shall not idle equipment when not in use. Turn it off.
• Site Observations and Safety Awareness
  • The loader operator s role is key to the success of the operations. Some items the loader operator should be aware of are:
    • Maintaining high quality feed material.
    • Watch for any potential site or plant problems that are within your view.
    • Be alert to site hazards involved with feeding from the load face of material.
• Productivity
  • Seeks to produce material that will provide the most consistent, highest quality end products, under the direction of the leadman and pit supervisor.
  • Seeks to operate the equipment in a safe and efficient manner

Required Skills:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ration, percent, land to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but un-involved written or oral instruction
• Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public at all times
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary
• to the assigned job site in proper attire and ready to begin work at the designated start time
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Policies, Programs & Procedures Manual
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; climb or balance at heights up to 60 feet from ground level. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.