Asphalt Crusher Operator

Gray & Son • Timonium, MD

13h

About The Position

The Asphalt Crusher Operator operates a large rubber-tire loader and asphalt crushing or screening equipment at an asphalt production and crushing facility. The role includes communicating by radio with plant operators and vehicles in the yard, and may involve working some nights and weekends.

The operator feeds crushers and screeners, maintains and moves stockpiles, loads trucks, supports asphalt production, keeps roads and operating areas level and clear, and performs and documents daily preventive maintenance. The role also assists with plant repairs during downtime and winter maintenance.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent specific work-related experience.
• Three to five years of heavy equipment operation experience.
• Ability to communicate by radio with plant operators and vehicles operating in the yard.
• Ability to walk on uneven terrain and sloped job sites; sit in trucks and equipment; and stand or walk at job sites.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more.
• Ability to operate company pickup trucks and heavy construction equipment.
• Ability to use hands to finger, handle, grasp, or feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
• Vision sufficient to pass driver’s license requirements.
• Ability to climb into equipment and trucks using three points of contact.
• Ability to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Hearing sufficient to talk, listen, and speak.

Nice To Haves

• Background in road construction, general construction, or an asphalt plant.

Responsibilities

• Operate an asphalt crusher or screener alone or as part of a team, including feeding equipment, performing routine maintenance and repairs, moving finished product to stockpiles, relocating stockpiles, loading trucks, and assisting with asphalt production plant operations.
• Feed the crusher in a high-traffic stockpile area and keep stockpiles pushed or ramped up as stock trucks deliver aggregate.
• Keep roadways around the plant, stockpiles, and crushing operations level and clear, including removing snow when necessary.
• Conduct and document daily preventive maintenance on the loader, including greasing, fueling, checking fluid levels, housekeeping, and pre-trip inspection.
• Record daily machine hours and code them to the appropriate categories, such as asphalt production, stockpile maintenance, RAP production, and maintenance.
• Assist with plant repairs during plant-down situations.
• Assist with winter maintenance of the asphalt production plant.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED