AGGREGATES AND ASPHALT PLANT OPERATOR I

Asphalt Plant Operator

This position is a skilled, safety-critical role requiring advanced knowledge of asphalt plant operations, combustion systems, and material processing. The operator is responsible for controlling and monitoring the asphalt production process, including the manual operation of the burner and open-flame combustion systems, to safely produce asphalt that meets company and customer specifications. The role demands constant situational awareness, sound judgment, and strict adherence to safety procedures due to the inherent risks associated with extreme heat, pressurized fuel systems, and combustible materials.

Main Responsibilities:

• Be familiar with MSHA safety rules, safety procedures and
• Ability to safely operate and control asphalt plant's system involving extreme heat involving open flame, conveyors, dryers, screens, fuels, and heavy equipment, including safely starting and shutting down the plant
• Ability to identify confined space hazards, such as with silos and baghouses
• Monitor system performance for appropriate pressures to avoid fire risk from fuel systems and dust
• Manage high-risk conditions associated with open flame, extreme heat, pressurized fuel systems, and combustible materials, always exercising heightened situational awareness
• Ability to monitor production levels, adjust production as needed (such as mix design changes), promptly identify plant malfunctions with pressures, temperatures and material
• Responsible for troubleshooting and/or assisting/coordinating with any type of maintenance to ensure equipment is properly maintained and serviced as needed
• Coordinate and collaborate with the quality control team for meeting mix designs, specifications, and testing
• Control inventory of materials and maintain accurate production logs, inventory records, and compliance documentation
• Order/communicate aggregate, oil, and material needs for upcoming work

Required:

• The ideal candidate will have 2 or more years of Plant Operator experience.
• Demonstrated ability to safely operate and control industrial burners or combustion systems involving open flame and high temperatures.
• Ability to perform moderately complex mathematical equations as applicable.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills required when working under high-risk conditions with minimal margin for error.
• Able to work independently while having a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work early in the mornings, evenings, nights and weekends

At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value to their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great place to work and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates and other construction materials.

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.