Heavy Equipment Operator

Owens Corning•Joplin, MO

About The Position

The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner and unloading and storing raw materials. Heavy equipment may include trucks, front-end loaders, skid steers, dozers, graders, compactors, snow blowers and other pieces of equipment. The Heavy Equipment Operator must also clean, maintain and secure all equipment as required. Reports to: The Heavy Equipment Operator is an hourly position reporting to the Hot End Supervisor and Operations Shift Supervisor. They are part of the hot end operations team.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma or equivalent is required
Must be 18 years or older
Must be a US citizen or have the right to work in the US
Prior experience with operating heavy equipment required
Must be able to read, write, and speak English
Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions
Six Sigma, TPM, and 5S practices
Willingness to support training and cross-functional efforts
Must have the ability to train and coach others
Must have strong process acumen and high mechanical aptitude
Must be able to secure and maintain job related qualifications and certifications as required by the nature of this position
Possess strong communication and organizational skills
Ability to multi-task
Strong internal and external customer service skills
Work well in team environment
Work independently
Basic mathematical calculations and measurements
Must maintain schedule flexibility to ensure smooth production
Pass drug screen prior to employment
Acceptable background/DMV check
Pass pre-employment physical
Pass Work Keys assessment NCRC+

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two (2) years related experience and/or training in an industrial/manufacturing environment highly preferred.
Two year Associates degree in technical related field highly preferred

Responsibilities

Follows all Owens Corning safety policies and procedures
Know plant EPA goals or requirements and insures goals are met on a daily basis
Observes the Dry Emissions Precipitator Transfer System (Dust Collector System) by monitoring computer screens
Educate workers on exercising caution to avoid accidents and prevent injuries
Maintain a clean and orderly work area by ensuring that floors are clean and organized appropriately
Assist in developing SOPs and handle reviews of manufacturing batch records
Position automated conveyors for selection of proper storage bins
Operates the Batch House Computer system, the control room panel and alarm panel.
Capable of identifying the different raw materials and report potential quality problems with raw materials received (i.e. excess iron in slag, abnormal sizing of raw materials, excessive fines, etc.)
Monitor holding capacity of bins to insure uninterrupted plant operation
Takes railroad car inventories and reports and records inventory
Haul raw material to and from storage areas. Requires knowing how to safely operate mobile equipment such as the dump truck and all front-end loaders
Reports any problems to appropriate personnel and carries out emergency procedures
Performs other tasks and duties within scope as necessary and in agreement with the lead