Laborer

Position: Laborer

Reports to: Production Superintendent

Shift: Rotating 12 Hour

Pay: $25.76; this is a collective bargaining position

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance Vision Insurance

• 401k with company match and profit-sharing

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program

• Disability Pay

• Life Insurance

• Growth Opportunities and more!

What you’ll be contributing:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Performs general clean-up duties around the plant including sweeping floors and cleaning up spills around plant machinery and equipment.
• Replaces brick in the kiln and cooler, and performs chain work and castable pours.
• Cleans and bags dust collectors.
• Sorts and adds mill balls (raw and finish) as needed. Cleans division and discharge grates.
• Hauls dust (CKD) as directed using mobile equipment.
• Load CKD trucks for customers.
• Performs general maintenance and construction work including, but not limited to, concrete pours, wood construction, wire pulling, painting, minor equipment repair, etc.
• Unplugs chutes, feeders, cooler, crushers, drags and screws, and air slides.
• Performs duties for other plant employees as vacation relief.
• Additional duties as assigned by the supervisor

To succeed in this position, you will need:

• High school graduation or equivalent is required
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Willingness to learn, training will be provided.
• Ability to successfully pass Ash Grove's Essential Function Test.
• Ability to safely and effectively operate a truck, dust truck, case loader, various forklifts, RT-80 forklift, sweeper, hyster, shovel, broom, wheelbarrow, several sizes of air hammers, brick saw, skill saw, port-a-power, hammers weighing up to 16 pounds, pry bar, poker, water hose, air hose, air lance, screwdriver, wrenches, welders, bricking machine, paintbrush, and related equipment.

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow all job instructions of his/her supervisor and to perform other work assignments related to plant operations that are not inconsistent with the current labor contract, past practices, or safety policies.