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Ash Grove Cement Company Production Utility - Seattle, WA - 504623 in Seattle, Washington
Job ID: 504623 Ash Grove Cement, a CRH company, provides Portland and masonry cements to help build the foundation and infrastructure for the world around us. We ship millions of tons of cement from our plants and network of terminals located across North America. When you work for Ash Grove, you are connecting to something bigger. We stand together to reinvent the way our world is built. Join our team and help Ash Grove build America. Position: Production Utility Reports to: Maintenance Superintendent Shift: Rotating 12 hours, 4 on 4 off. 5pm-5am and 5am-5pm Pay: $34.84 At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:
- Health Insurance
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What you'll be contributing:
- Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
- Makes periodic inspections of field conveyors electrical gauges, bearing temperatures, oil temperatures and other related equipment data.
- Operates mobile equipment to transfer/haul raw materials. Operates mobile equipment to cleanup material spills.
- Analyzes and troubleshoots electrical systems and related components.
- Performs equipment maintenance and repair when needed.
- Inspects and monitors positions of gates, valves and chutes for proper operations and performs adjustments as needed.
- Inspects pre-heater to ensure proper flow.
- Performs silo and bin measurements as specified by the assigned shift.
- Performs general clean-up activities as needed around machinery.
- Obtain product samples and perform quality tests in laboratory as assigned.
- Additional duties as assigned by supervisor
To succeed in this position, you will need:
- High school graduation or equivalent is required
- Minimum 3 years' processing experience with responsibility for mechanical and electrical systems preferred in a cement or related industrial plant facility.
- Extensive knowledge of plant operations and processes.
- Ability to operate programmable logic control systems, use general hand tools, and operate plant processing equipment in a safe manner.
- Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
- Ability to perform basic math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Skills needed include logic, problem solving, decision making, and verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to have meticulous attention for detail.
- Ability to monitor all production processing functions to maintain efficiency and quality standards.
- Ability to collect and prepare samples.
- Ability to run full battery of control lab tests as needed.
- Ability to operate lab computer to enter data.
- ISO 14001 Training Plan
- Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
- Willingness to learn, training will be provided
What to expect in a cement environment: Work to be performed in a shop environment as well as outdoor exposure throughout the plant. Working requires walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling, working in an awkward position and lifting objects weighi