Experienced Pit Loader Operator

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Experienced Pit Loader Operator

US-PA-Chalfont

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Type: Regular Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Quarry

Chalfont Quarry

Overview

Chalfont Quarry, a division of the H&K Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Pit Loader Operator. The Pit Loader Operator loads, unloads, stores, transfers, distributes, and inventories stone products and materials. The ideal candidate is motivated, experienced, and carries out work safely.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

100% Company-paid Health Benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs

Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies

Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets

Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks to operate loader

Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into finished product

Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled and dumps material into truck or rail

Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site

Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe

Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained

Ensure product is blended correctly

Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one year of related experience and/or training

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered

Verbal and written communication skills

Able and willing to work a 2 nd shift schedule

Experience operating heavy equipment

Problem solving

Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed

Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

3 years related experience

Strong preference for Loader operation experience

Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting

MSHA or other relevant safety certification

Physical Demands

Regularly required to sit

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel

Regularly reach with hands and arms

Frequently required to talk or hear

Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities include distance, peripheral, and depth perception

Work Environment

Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions

Regularly exposed to vibration

Frequently exposed to fumes and airborne particles

Frequently exposed to moving parts

Noise level is usually loud

Chalfont Quarry (formerly H&K Materials) maintains the distinction of being the first surface mining operation purchased by H&K Group, Inc. in 1973. Since this time, Chalfont Quarry and Chalfont Asphalt have been producing and supplying a full line of high-quality construction aggregate and asphalt products to the Bucks and Montgomery Counties region. Owned and operated by Naceville Materials, JV, (partnership between H&K Group, Inc. and Naceville Materials, Inc.), Chalfont Quarry and Chalfont Asphalt are capable of providing full-service delivery of both our asphalt and construction aggregate products.

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K's strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

Pre-employment Physical

100% Company-Paid Health Benefits !

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