Applying for: Front End Loader
Scott's Miracle Gro is looking for an experienced Front End Loader.Shift: 5a-3:30p Monday-Thursday PLUS Friday and Weekends as required
Pay: $21/hr. PLUIS Overtime
Job Description/Requirements
Summary: Responsible for preparing organic mixes using a heavy equipment loader, pushes piles to ensure segregation of materials and places material in the shakers to ensure the machines have a continuous flow of material.
Education/Experience:- High School Diploma or GED - Minimum 1 year recent experience in heavy equipment operation in a John Deer 624k or equivalent.
Skills and Competencies:- Ability to operate and maintain heavy equipment (loader/dozer)- Ability to maintain stockpile slopes to ensure safe work environment- Ability to sit in a loader for many hours in a dusty, hot environment - Ability to climb into and out of equipment repeatedly- Knowledge of safe practice and procedures- Ability to read English and/or follow instructions, and communicate effectively
Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:- Prepares organic mixes by using the Bill of Materials to ensure the correct ingredients are used in the correct proportions- Supplies the line with a continuous supply of material- Pushes piles to ensure setbacks, pile height and stockpile shaping meets the criteria set by the Department of Environmental Health Services- Performs a safety and equipment check before each use of the loader- Receives load tickets from haulers, ensures accuracy, signs, accumulate until the end of the day and forwards the tickets in a neat and clean appearance to the office personnel for inventory entry- Pumps diesel fuel into the loader by an electrical pump and ensures all safety practices are used to prevent injury - Monitors the stock piles for excessive heat, turns stockpiles and ensures the proper amount of water is used to prepare the stockpile for production use- Meets quality and quantity standards- Performs the proper operation and minor maintenance of equipment- Accurately verifies quantity of material. All other duties as assigned.