Groundsperson - 2nd Shift

Groundperson Opportunity

Birdsboro Quarry, a division of the H&K Group, Inc., is looking for a Groundperson to support production and maintenance during the second shift. The ideal candidate is safety focused, action oriented, pays attention to detail, and excels at teamwork. A CDL license is not required.

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 opportunities including on the job, online through the 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 all work in a safe and professional manner.
• Perform plant maintenance.
• Maintain clean work areas including catwalks, walk-ways and general plant area.
• Proactively learn plant functions and operations.
• Obtain all knowledge to complete assigned tasks.
• Take direction from and work in a team with all other site personnel.
• Cross train to learn all jobs of plant and be able to substitute when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One month of related experience and/or training
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mathematical skills including ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• 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

• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to:
  • Use hands and arms to finger, handle, reach, and feel
  • Talk and hear
  • Stand, walk, and climb
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision requirements include distance, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

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.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!