Facility Operator - Newton, IL - 2023

Full Time
Newton, IL 62448
Posted
Job description
Overview:
Summary:
The primary function of this position is to ensure high quality Fly Ash is obtained and tested, provide industry related technical assessments, and manage the inventory levels of Fly Ash, including logistical processes and documentation requirements. Site operations to include work in the disposal and fly ash handling areas as well as fixed and mobile equipment operation and maintenance.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensure that all tests are safely being performed according to plant and industry standards, including all pertinent ASTM, ACI, and DOT testing procedures and evaluations
  • Sample, test, monitor, and report on daily production of raw materials at Ozinga facilities in the area for compliance of applicable specifications; including Federal, State and project specifications
  • Advise utility production and Ozinga management of all irregularities and relay test reports as required
  • Ensure that all products are labeled correctly and clearly
  • Manage inventory and generate reports accordingly
  • Transloading of materials from truck to rail and truck to barge; further develop SOP for each task
  • Loading and ticketing of trucks and railcars from Ozinga Facilities
  • Executing and documenting QC checklist/as-built drawings for all products and equipment
  • Loading and ticketing of trucks and railcars from Ozinga facilities
  • Perform plant inspections and recommend corrective action to ensure compliance with project and DOT specifications, Federal specifications and Ozinga’s guidelines
  • Perform visual inspection assessments of jobsite conditions, solutions, and recommendations to correct problems if they occur; maintain a safe jobsite and working conditions
  • Operation of equipment, i.e., excavator, water truck, wheel loader, track mobile, and company vehicle
  • Silo and scale maintenance, disposal area operations, site housekeeping
Employee Relations:
  • Advise utility production and Ozinga management of all irregularities and relay test reports as required
  • Communicate with customers, vendors, transportation companies and power plant contract administrators regarding product utilization and logistics
Global Responsibilities:
  • Regular attendance and physical presence at work is an essential function of this position
  • This job may require additional duties not listed above and the employee may be asked to perform those duties to meet business needs
Qualifications: Education/Specialized Knowledge/Professional Certifications:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Working knowledge of all products and materials used in the making of all products
Experience:
  • Heavy equipment experience preferred (Man Lift, Skid Steer, Loader)
Skills/Abilities:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in mechanical skills
  • High Competency in Safety
Working Conditions:
  • Operation within a fast-paced environment
  • Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, vehicles, heavy construction equipment, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions
  • Noise level is usually moderate, but can be high and requires personal hearing protection on occasion at job sites, plants, and laboratories
  • Personal protection equipment (hearing protection, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, fall protection) required
  • Use of standard office equipment
  • Travel required to other power plants (including Springfield, IL), customer locations, and storage facilities
Physical Requirements:
  • Regularly required to talk or hear; frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
  • Walking, climbing and standing on uneven, muddy or frozen job sites in both daylight and after dark
  • Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
  • Frequent use of stairs, use of fall protection, operation of equipment (skid steer, manlift, loader, company truck), connecting hoses, sampling trucks.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus Operate buttons, levers, and other controls located on various equipment.
  • Must be able to frequently bend in order to obtain samples from stockpiles or ground, climb ladders with buckets of admixtures, and push wheelbarrows of concrete.
  • Must be able to operate buttons, levers, and other controls located on various equipment.
  • Must be able to sit and drive for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to work long and flexible hours as necessary
  • Must be able to maneuver in and around our plants, yards, and jobsites as necessary
  • Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds several times a day
  • Lifting and carrying tools and/or product, connecting hoses to the truck, often on difficult terrain
Ozinga is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applications for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

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