Experienced Loader Operator

Experienced Loader Operator

Pottsville Materials, a division of H&K Group, Inc., is seeking an experienced loader operator to provide smooth operation of plant equipment. 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

*Compensation rates vary by experience

Responsibilities

Essential abilities, duties, and responsibilities:

• Follows company safety policies and MSHA 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.
• Perform routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning.
• Perform all work following company policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Required skills, education, and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one month of related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• 3+ years loader experience
• Verbal and written communication skills
• 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 months+ related experience
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• 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