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Business: Barkman Concrete
Address: 1132 Midday Valley Road
Website: indeed.com

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Technical Operator - Barkman Concrete

Full Time $25–$30 an hour

Some of the responsibilities and qualifications for this role include:

· Under the guidance of the Plant Manager, leading a production department in a positive manner to ensure production schedules and initiatives are completed

· Maintain quality workmanship by following Standard Operating Procedures and quality standards

· Coach and train team members in the department on production and safety procedures

· Encourage ideas, problem-solving and continuous improvement within the team

· Participate in and leading team huddles on a daily basis along with updating information boards

· Communicate with the Plant Manager and Maintenance Supervisor on the status of production progress or any equipment concerns

· Commitment to providing a safe work environment by ensuring safety and company policies and procedures are understood and followed

· Operate a Hess machine that produces pre-cast concrete products such as paving stones, sidewalk slabs and retaining walls

· Crosstrain at various workstations to be able to rotate jobs to build a cohesive team where teamwork, problem solving, and continuous improvement are focused on

· Follow daily job travelers to ensure orders are complete

· Assist with the Total Preventative Maintenance program for the machine

· Become forklift and crane certified to operate equipment inside the plant and in the yard

· Operation of a payloader

· Responsible for tracking data and information in computer system

The ideal candidate will have:

· Experience leading a small team of people

· Leadership skills that are motivational, positive, and geared towards problem-solving

· Strong verbal and written communication skills for training, team building and conducting daily huddles

· Willingness to learn about pre-cast concrete, production processes and various equipment

· Previous manufacturing experience or experience related to pre-cast concrete/concrete pouring and forming an asset

· Experience operating heavily automated production equipment a strong asset

· Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot irregularities on production machinery

· Basic maintenance experience and a mechanical aptitude an asset

· Strong mathematical skills

· Experience using precision measuring tools for quality checks

· Comfortable with using computers for entering data and recording information

· Familiar with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement concepts

· An eye for detail and color to create products that meet customer expectations

· Physical activities including walking, standing, kneeling, bending, lifting (up to 50lbs), reaching, using arms/hands to operate equipment, visually distinguishing colors

· Required to wear a hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection at all times and a respirator (which requires an employee to be clean-shaven) when needed for specific jobs.

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