Ideal Ready Mix Plant Operator

Company Description:

The Rasmussen Group is an Iowa-based company with over a century of heavy construction experience and expertise. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, The Rasmussen Group represents a variety of multi-faceted design-build heavy construction companies. With companies specializing in bridge construction, marine contracts, concrete and asphalt supply, paving, heavy hauling, dump trucks, crane operations, and fabricating steel, The Rasmussen Group can provide excellent, complete customer service with one phone call. Our companies ensures for an on-time, safe, professional build that will keep your project on budget and provide for its successful completion.

Job Description:

Description

Position Overview

Efficiently operates their assigned ready-mix plant and all related equipment and maintains it in proper and safe working condition.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Operates the assigned plant with absolute accuracy and in full compliance with customers’ orders and projects’ specifications.
• Accurately reads, interprets, and uses projects’ specifications, customers’ orders, and mix designs.
• Maintains raw materials inventory at proper levels to insure uninterrupted production. Orders materials as directed in accordance with the Company's Purchasing Policy.
• Services and maintains the plant and all associated equipment in proper and safe working order.
• Accurately completes all documentation and reports, and forwards documents to the Business Office.
• Keeps site properly maintained, mowed, snow removed, vehicles properly parked, materials correctly stored, debris disposed, storm and washout water controlled, hazardous materials properly stored or disposed. 
• Conducts basic IDOT concrete tests.
• Assists production as directed, including driving mixer or material trucks, or operating equipment.
• Works effectively under time and scheduling deadlines.
• Consistently produces an efficient, accurate work product.
• Works proficiently in a team organization.

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive medical, dental, disability, and life insurance programs.
• Group retirement savings program.
• Accrual Based PTO – Start earning PTO on your first day!
• Paid Holidays

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or demonstrable equivalent.
• Two years of experience operating construction or ready-mix equipment and vehicles.
• IDOT Certifications are preferred, but not mandatory.
• Command Data System knowledge is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Appropriate CDL driver’s license and all applicable license endorsements. Their driving record does not cause an adverse insurance risk rating or premium increase.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must be proficient at reading, understanding, and speaking the English language.
• Ability to read, write, and accurately perform basic mathematical functions including adding, subtracting, multiplication and division.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must possess knowledge of Company policies and procedures, including safety.
• Must consistently produce and efficient, accurate work product.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the plant's, equipment’s, and truck’s operating characteristics, capabilities, maintenance requirements, and mechanical features.
• Demonstrable knowledge of concrete materials’ properties, concrete’s performance and properties, and mix designs.
• Must have a thorough knowledge and familiarity with personal computers.

Work Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years in age or older. 
• Must pass post-offer employment drug testing, medical exams, and physical agilities testing.
• Must pass D.O.T. required physical.
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers and/or supervisors with other duties as required.
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.
• Individuals are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated operations and production areas as stated by OSHA and/or MSHA.
• Must have a personal telephone or cell phone.
• Must possess a safe working record, and not have any lost-time work accidents in the previous 6-months.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must test negative on the pre-employment drug-screening test.
• Must possess normal eyesight, quick reaction time, and unimpaired eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Must be capable of driving vehicles in off-road conditions for extended periods of time.
• Does not have allergic reactions to concrete, or its raw materials or usual additives, gasoline, diesel fuels or lubricants.
• Requires physical exertion, standing, walking and/or climbing in various climates and ground conditions, including temperature extremes, rain, wind and snow for extended lengths of time.
• Must withstand continuous exposures to wind, dust, fumes, and noxious odors.
• Must possess unrestricted mobility to twist, turn, bend, and lean in all directions, lookup, down and side to side without hesitation or discomfort.
• Except for conventional corrective aids, must possess normal eyesight, depth of perception, field of vision, normal hearing, quick reaction time, unimpaired eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Must possess the strength, mobility, agility, and balance to ascend access ladders and steps, and to maneuver on equipment and vehicles without assistance.
• Must repetitively climb and dismount from a high vehicle cab 50-times a day.
• Must repetitively lift up to 60-pounds, 50-times a day.
• Must possess sufficient strength to continuously operate equipment controls and tools weighing up to 20-pounds for uninterrupted periods of up to 4-hours.
• Skeletal, joint and muscle system must withstand continuous impact from driving activities.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; and extreme cold and/or heat. 
• The employee may be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee may be exposed to risk of electrical shock or burn.  
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• The employee will be in a construction environment and assigned full-time to a specific plant site.
• Varied starting time, Monday through Friday with weekend and some holiday and evening work required. Generally, 60-hours per week, as required by production schedules or completion of deadlines. 

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.  Other duties may be assigned as required.  Requirements for this job are subject to modification by the Company and its designees, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits:

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive medical, dental, disability, and life insurance programs.
• Group retirement savings program.
• Accrual Based PTO – Start earning PTO on your first day!
• Paid Holidays