Asphalt Plant Operator - Olive Hill, KY

Job ID: 526395

Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, the Mountain Companies (comprised of Mountain Enterprises, Mountain Materials, and Mountain Aggregates) have been providing asphalt paving and aggregate services to the state of Kentucky for decades.

From concrete construction to asphalt paving and quarry operations, we at the Mountain Companies pride ourselves on the multitude of services we can offer our customers.

Privately owned and operated until 2006, the Mountain Companies later joined CRH.

By being a part of the CRH family, we are a proud reflection of the hundreds of family businesses, local and regional companies and mid to large sized enterprises that come together to form CRH.

CRH is the number one asphalt producer and paver, the largest aggregates producer and the second largest ready-mix producer in North America.

We are also the number four cement producer in North America and a leader in Canada.

CRH operates with a decentralized, diversified structure, letting you work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large enterprise.

Asphalt Plant Operator

This is a skilled position controlling production and load out of materials produced in plants.

The plant operator is responsible for the efficient working condition of plant equipment and is expected to perform minor servicing and maintenance or refer major problems to the supervisor.

Mountain Companies will train the right person as a plant operator if you have some experience around an asphalt plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reads work schedules and determines sequence of operations.

Operates plant according to production schedule using appropriate materials.

Monitor material operation to ensure quality of mix.

Performs basic maintenance and service on plant as required.

Ability to weld using an arc welder or cutting torch is preferred.

Cleans control house and yard facility daily.

Oversee truck scales and the loading of the trucks.

Enters production information into computer systems.

All other duties as assigned per supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise plant employees.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Ability to write correspondences and memos.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability...