Batch Plant Operator

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General Summary

This position is responsible for operating a plant to maintain aggregate production goals and perform repair and maintenance as needed. This job participates in on-the-job training.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Operating a plant efficiently to maintain production goals.

• Perform general maintenance, repair, and service plant as required.

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations, and with company policies and procedures.

• May operate equipment including: front end loader, skip loader, skid steer, and other equipment as needed.

• Communicate current job information with contractors and drivers.

• Maintain plant files and records.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

• 0-2+ years of experience operating a plant—preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to troubleshoot plant operational issues.

• Ability to communicate clearly.

• Ability to obtain an M.S.H.A Part 46 Certificate as required for the job.

Workers should be able to:

• Practice good safety habits

• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings

• Follow instructions and meet set standards

• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stoop, bend, and crouch

• Use hands, arms, and legs fully

• See well (either naturally or with correction)

• Lift up to 80 pounds.

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.

• Demonstrate ability to learn Company's timekeeping and reporting systems.

• Ability and willingness to abide by Company's Code of Conduct daily.

• Ability to understand and comply with MSHA rules and regulations.

• Ability to react and quickly adapt in a fast-paced the plant environment.

• Ability to communicate bilingually in English and Spanish is a plus

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.

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