What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Operator - Intern position at Arcosa Brand?
Arcosa Specialty Materials is searching for a Summer Intern for our Bouse Junction, OK plant. In this role you will support a positive safety culture by directing the activities and staff within an aggregate environment that is regulated by MSHA safety standards. As an Intern Equipment Operator, you will operate all types of mining equipment.
Arcosa Specialty Materials is a leading producer and distributor in the Western and Southwestern U.S. of lightweight and natural aggregates, including expanded shale and clay, crushed stone, sand and gravel, asphalt rock, and other products.
What You'll Do:
• Comply with all industry safety rules, procedures and applicable government regulations.
• Perform equipment inspections.
• Operate all types of mining equipment in an efficient manner in all weather conditions in a mining production environment.
• Load product and overburden in open pit mine
• Attend scheduled departmental and safety meetings.
• Comply with strict safety procedures, following all MSHA guidelines.
• Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Complete work maintenance orders.
• Record operational and production data accurately.
• Collect and test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Transfer materials supplies and product between work areas.
• Communicate and work with other departments.
• Attend scheduled departmental and safety meetings.
Qualifications and/or Requirements
• Loader experience helpful
• General understanding of good manufacturing practices, including machine set up and start up and ability to identify and resolve basic processing issues.
• Ability to properly use hand tools.
• Basic math skills and use of calculator.
• Not required but beneficial – knowledge of blending, fluid bed dryer operation, sieving and granulation processes
• Passing Drug & Physical Testing and Background check
• Mine Safety Training (MSHA) – will train upon hire.
Physical Demands
Regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing. Vision requirements include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Frequent use of hands and arms. Requires ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75lbs. Occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, ascending and descending stairs or ladders.
Work Environment
This job is performed in the open pit mine and crushing plant in a mining and production environment. While performing job duties there is regular exposure to moderate to loud noise levels, fine dust, vibration and moving mechanical parts.
