Posted Apr 11, 2024Technical Operator
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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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