Plant Helper - San Antonio, United States - Arepet Industries, LLC

Description

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment. These duties include: lubricating machinery, monitor the plant conveyors, shakers, crushers, feeders and pumps, heavy ground maintenance, shoveling spillage areas and inspect plant daily.
• Clear all sand from hopper at every opportunity.
• Guide trucks entering the yard to safe racks.
• Operate the safe rack to open and close trailer hatches.
• Perform heavy equipment checklist daily.
• Assist in performing the Production Area Inspection Checklist.
• Observe critical points of plant operation and when necessary respond with corrective actions.
• Report any critical issues of the plant, equipment, and of production to Foreman.
• Assist Foreman in coordinating and executing the loading and unloading of trucks.
• Coordinate with drivers to ensure the proper loading of sand from the hopper by weight and type of sand.
• Assist the foreman and mechanic on duty to ensure the continued operation of the plant and equipment.
• Ensure the plan and warehouse area is ready for production and areas are free of debris, and organized by sand type for each designated area.
• Attend safety meetings and meetings of priority as required by Foreman, Safety Manager, and Plant Manager.
• May perform additional assignments as necessary.

• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts, weekends, overtime and holidays as needed
• Must be able to read equipment operating manual
• Must be able to wear all required safety equipment
• Must be able to communicate with hand signals and warning sounds, with coworkers regarding movement of vehicles and mobile equipment
• Must be service oriented with proven ability to work in a TEAM environment
• Must be able to follow instructions as well as make some independent decisions
• Must be able to perform duties in a safe and environmentally responsible manner

• This job requires the ability to wear a half mask respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders on a repetitive basis
• Must be able to stoop, bend and lift 50 lbs from ground to waist level on a repetitive basis
• Must work outside in all weather conditions consistent with extreme ambient temperatures: heat, cold, wetness, dryness, dust, SAND and noisy conditions
• Must be able to work at various heights
• Must have good hand/eye coordination and be able to operate hand/foot controls
• Possess good vision to perceive depth at close range and distances up to 150 feet

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Prior experience in a plant environment preferred
• Heavy equipment experience preferred