Material Handler - Heavy Equipment Operator

Key Job Responsibilities

• All aspects of supplying materials to the boiler – from receiving, to inventory management, to feeding the system - including wood, rejects and alternative fuels.
• Understanding and adjusting fuel type and feed to maximize boiler efficiency.
• Unloading materials from various sources: docked trucks; trucks with walking floors; trucks on tippers.
• Keep Fuel Prep System supplied with materials at all times – which could include driving a loader or forklift to feed the walking floor; operating a knuckle boom to feed the pit.
• Empty material bins including the BC-04 and BC-06 metal bins, and all other tramp material bins.
• Clean and maintain equipment in the Fuel Prep building – including conveyors, belts, shredders and sorters.
• Keep the containment pit free of debris.
• Rotational responsibilities in the Wood yard area: maintaining the wood storage pile – rotating inventory, mixing in sludge, tipping trucks; maintain wood on the drag chain; move and rotate reject pile.
• Rotational responsibilities in the general housekeeping area: operating the street sweeper, cleaning under the boiler and operating a back pack blower.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Adhere to all safety expectations.
• Maintain good housekeeping.
• Assist with other equipment operations when the need arises.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to lift 30 pounds.
• Must be able to pass drug and background screening.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Perform all job duties in a safe manner. Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements.
• Ability to read and apply content in instruction manuals to repair industrial equipment.
• Sense of urgency in operating and maintaining systems and equipment; timely communications to Senior Operator/supervisor and team members.
• Administrative skills for tracking fuel weights and use – data entry, Word, and Excel

Education High School Education or GED

Preferred College Preferred

Military Background is a plus

Mechanical skills – use of hand tools and shop tools

Boiler experience/knowledge