Asphalt Plant Operator

Overview: Seeking an individual with experience to operate a Stan Steel hot mix drum plant. The successful candidate will be familiar with Blacktop, aggregate, and hot oil types and the general nature of hot mix asphalt production. The successful candidate needs to be willing to work potentially long days, and some Saturday's and some nights during the busy season. The loader operator and ground person will assist in all maintenance and repair tasks.

Safety Expectations: All Suit-Kote employees are required to comply with all safety rules and to observe safe work practices and operating procedures at all times. Whenever on Suit-Kote property or job sites, or operating Suit- Kote equipment, employees are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that promotes the safety of the employee, co-workers and others.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all maintenance and service duties that are related to the plant
• Minor repairs from normal wear and tear
• Assist contractors in making substantial repairs
• Work with the groundman and loader operator
• Provide information to Suit-Kote Corporation office personnel, forepersons, and superintendents
• Work with customers
• Use platform scale
• Use Libra ticketing system
• Use standard computer system
• Deliver tickets to the customer
• Document daily and weekly totals of material produced
• Keep inventory
• Must have basic knowledge of the platform scale system
• Record keeping for ticketing and plant operation hours for knowledge of service intervals.
• Report with NYSDOT and Libra personnel scale checks and calibrations every 90 days

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Observe and comply with necessary PPE requirements

• Must be able to work in a noisy area
• Bending, stretching, stooping, kneeling, crawling and squatting

Other Preferred Qualities:

• Ability to read and understand SDS
• Ability to work in all types of weather
• Working knowledge of general hand tools and power tools preferred
• Prior crushing and/or laborer/maintenance experience preferred
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• High school diploma or GED - a two-year technical degree is preferred
• Basic math skills

Salary: $32 - $34

Additional Duties:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. You will be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by your supervisor.

Benefits:

Suit-Kote offers competitive wages, paid time off, and a growth oriented work environment. We extend employer-paid medical and dental benefits, as well as employer-paid life insurance to all full-time employees. Personnel are eligible for participation in our 401k plan as well as supplemental benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled