Quarry Heavy Equipment Operator - Loader/Excavator

RedStone Construction Group is proud to have served Little Rock and the surrounding Arkansas area since 1973. We offer high-quality site preparation, underground utilities, earthwork, concrete, and asphalt services for those in the commercial and industrial space. We employ over 300 people across multiple locations, and we invest in the best training, equipment, and technology in the business.

RedStone is an employee-focused company with a bootstrap mentality – if you enjoy the feeling you get after a hard day’s work with good people, you’re going to love working with us. 

We are currently accepting applications for a Heavy Equipment Operator – Loader/Excavator for our quarry wanting to advance their construction career. The ideal candidate will be able to safely prepare and manipulate heavy equipment to ensure the appropriate movement of materials and liaise with coworkers to ensure that the projects are completed accurately.

This is a safety sensitive position.  

Key Responsibilities – Loader Operator

• Ensures compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations, and with company policies and procedures.
• Conduct a thorough safety pre inspection daily on equipment and fill out all required paperwork.
• Responsible for knowing aggregate products.
• Maintain a safe work area while loading haul trucks.
• Able to estimate weight when loading trucks either visually or grade, maintain stockpiles.
• Load customer trucks in a safe and accurate manner.
• Load off road haul trucks in a safe and accurate manner while keeping up with primary crusher feed rates.
• Load surge bins, hoppers, and feeders in a safe and accurate manner at max feed rates.
• Communicate with customer truck drivers to ensure quality service.
• Communicate repair and safety issues to supervisor and/or mechanic.
• Daily preventive maintenance and lubrication of equipment
• Prefer two years of heavy equipment experience.
• Operate heavy equipment to maximize productivity and minimize wear and tear.
• Perform manual labor in outdoors and all-weather conditions.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities – Pit Excavator Operator

• Ensures compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations, and with company policies and procedures.
• Conduct a thorough safety pre inspection daily on equipment and fill out all required paperwork.
• The Excavator Operator is responsible for loading haul trucks in pit area.
• Safe, effective utilization of equipment to load haul trucks, digging next to highways and sorting through oversize to give the primary crusher its spec material.
• Maintain a safe work area while loading haul trucks.
• Able to estimate weight when loading trucks either visually or grade, maintain stockpiles.
• Load off road haul trucks in a safe and accurate manner while keeping up with primary crusher feed rates.
• Load surge bins, hoppers, and feeders in a safe and accurate manner at max feed rates.
• Communicate repair and safety issues to supervisor and/or mechanic.
• Daily preventive maintenance and lubrication of equipment.
• Prefer two years of heavy equipment experience.
• Operate heavy equipment to maximize productivity and minimize wear and tear.
• Perform manual labor in outdoors and all-weather conditions.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Exceptional manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Open pit mining operations and aggregate products experience is a plus.
• A sound understanding of pertinent safety guidelines.
• Capacity to provide and follow directions.
• Sharp decision-making skills, particularly when under pressure.
• Ability to work extended hours, as required.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment, including lifting heavy materials and working in various weather conditions.
• Basic understanding of machinery operation and willingness to learn to operate heavy equipment.
• Work on the off shifts and weekends.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• The work environment is consistent of an office and facility with construction equipment inventory and repair/service shop and may also include construction job site.
• Noise levels can be loud.
• Safety training required; PPE required outside of office/parking lot area.
• PPE must comply with site specific requirements.
• Occasional lifting may be required up to 75 lbs.
• Must be able to sit and stand for long periods of time with frequent bending and stooping.

Job Type: Full-time, Hourly

Compensation:

• $17 - $20 per hour, DOE

What We Offer:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k eligible after 1 year of employment with 100% company match up to the first 4%.
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program

If you are not sure this is the job for you, contact us at jobs@redstone-cg.com to learn more about other opportunities we have available and see what we can offer you.

Visit us at https://redstone-cg.com/careers/­­ for more information about our company.

***Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the above tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.

RedStone Construction Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, amnesty, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. RedStone Construction Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

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