Production Worker

US Silica • Vale, OR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Worker ensures the product (DE) is packaged according to customer order safely and efficiently.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED) required.
• High level of safety and quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal).
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Good attendance history
• Ability to multi-task at a fast-pace (at times), work in outside conditions during all seasons, climb multi-levels by stairs & ladders, work from elevated platforms, use hand tools (shovel, hammer, wrenches, etc.)
• Good problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) Knowledge - Preferred.
• Forklift experience - Preferred.
• Computer Software - Preferred.
• Warehouse experience - Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety & environmental regulations, MSHA regulations, and company policies.
• Working Safely is Priority.
• Packs product into bags, bulk bags, boxes and bulk hopper rail cars.
• Completes or assists with bulk car cleaning, sealing, purging and switching.
• Uses manual and automatic palletizer.
• Identifies bag type, pallet type, and code stickers.
• Remove, replace, and record broken and light weight bags.
• Dump broken bags and refeed non-conforming product.
• Check and record bag weights.
• Fills out proper code identification.
• Makes boxes using glue guns or heat shrink guns.
• Stacks or restacks bags or boxes on pallets as required.
• Operates warehouse and yard forklifts, skid steer loader, ultra-vac, floor sweeper as required.
• Unplugging elevators, fans, de-lumpers, product lines, and dense phase as needed.
• Cleanup of crusher, ore dump/grizzly, furnace, under palletizer elevators and other site cleanup as needed. Along with clearing belts and charging discharge lines as needed.
• Dump spill hoppers, including ultravac hopper.
• General plant cleanup, including but not limited to, washing down of structures and grounds, sweeping with push broom, vacuuming warehouse floors, and cleaning hoppers
• Compactor operations.
• Propane filling.
• Lock-Out/Tag-out/Test-out procedures.
• Confined Space procedures.
• Cleaning sump pumps.

What This Job Offers

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