Plant Operator
Blacklidge
- Gulfport, MS
- $17.50 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Certify and operate in all the following areas: packaging, truck loading, and unloading
- Perform the administrative tracking tasks of data entry, BOL processing, production entry, receiving, and general organization
- Perform tests on asphalt with lab equipment to ensure finished product meets specifications, for loss prevention, and verify inbound material quality
- Generate Report of Analysis for outbound shipments
- Become certified to operate a forklift
- Attend and participate in meetings and training
- Know and follow all plant environmental control policies and procedures
- Meet team expectations such as reliability, teamwork, and process improvement
- Maintain and improve productivity, teamwork, quality, and safety
- Comply with good housekeeping practices on the job
- Follow all environmental compliance policies & programs
- Comply with all plant rules
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain a clean and orderly work area
- Notify your supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss, or on-the-job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem
- Take personal ownership to work safely each day and hold other team members to the same lofty standards of safety
- Regular attendance on site and ability to rotate to varying shifts
- All other duties as assigned or needed
- Good communication skills
- Accountability and ownership for actions
- Able to think under pressure and make quick decisions
- Ability to work well in a team or alone
- Able to communicate in English
- Ability to read a tape measure and do basic math
- Operate a computer or other keyboard instrument and have a working knowledge of computer systems such as Microsoft Word and Excel
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- Manufacturing or Asphalt production experience is a plus
- Forklift knowledge useful
- Stand for 10 - 12 hours straight
- Lift, push and pull 50 lbs.
- Do repetitive hand, arm, leg movements for 12 hours
- Squat, bend at the waist and knees freely
- Withstand exposure to temperature extremes
- Withstand exposure to sounds or noise levels that may be uncomfortable
- Bend and twist
- Handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Perform repetitive movements
- Climb on and off a forklift
- Climb ladders