Heidelberg Materials North America
A leading supplier of construction materials, focusing on cement, concrete, aggregates, and innovative solutions.
090181-Star Plant Operator
Operate and monitor plant equipment to ensure safe, efficient, continuous production.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Plant Operator monitors and operates plant equipment to maintain safe, efficient, and continuous plant operations. Responsibilities include making adjustments to control systems to optimize performance, conducting rounds to inspect equipment, recording operational data on log sheets, and investigating changes in instrument readings. The role also requires recognizing and mitigating operating difficulties to minimize plant downtime. • Monitor and operate plant equipment to ensure safe, efficient, continuous operations. • Adjust control system settings to optimize performance. • Conduct equipment rounds, record operational data, and investigate instrument reading changes. • Identify and mitigate operating difficulties to reduce plant downtime. • Communicate effectively and maintain organized documentation. • Uphold safety and quality standards and adapt to varied shifts and overtime.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸plant operations
- ▸control adjustments
- ▸equipment rounds
- ▸data logging
- ▸issue mitigation
- ▸safety standards
What You Bring
Successful candidates possess strong mechanical aptitude and problem‑solving skills, an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team, and excellent communication and organizational abilities. A firm commitment to safety and quality standards is essential, along with the flexibility to work various shifts and overtime as needed. Employment conditions require candidates to pass a post‑offer physical examination, drug/alcohol screening, and background check; some positions also involve FMCSA‑regulated ongoing testing. The work environment involves operating in settings with moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, temperature extremes, humidity, and elevated noise levels. • Apply strong mechanical aptitude and problem‑solving skills. • Work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Requirements
- ▸mechanical aptitude
- ▸problem solving
- ▸teamwork
- ▸safety
- ▸fmcsa
- ▸physical exam
Benefits
Heidelberg Materials offers a highly competitive benefits program that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, as well as Health Savings, Reimbursement, and Flexible Spending Accounts. Additional benefits comprise AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, paid bonding leave, 10 days of paid vacation, 40 hours of paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, and a 401(k) retirement plan with both automatic and matching contributions.
Work Environment
Onsite