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Loadout Operator
full-time•Kermit
About this role
Essential Responsibilities
- Accurately conduct pre-shift inspections and workplace exams daily
- Ability to work from heights up to 120 feet
- Ability to work in high stress, fast paced environment
- Load trucks to specified weight using computer loading program
- Visually inspect trucks from on top; looking for any contamination
- Contamination could be but not limited to sand, concrete, asphalt, fertilizer, grain and resin dust
- Record truck/trailer information on truck tickets accurately
- Ensure scale tickets are completed with appropriate information
- Responsible for general housekeeping throughout loadout, conveyors, and silos using dingo, skid steer, brush, and brooms/shovels
- Operate machinery in a safe productive manner
- Unload pneumatic and belly dump trucks
- Collect and/or assist QC Techs in testing sand samples for sieve analysis and corresponding documentation
- Accurately report shift activities and tons pulled from silos on shift reports
- Conduct general PMs of all loadout equipment
- Perform some plant maintenance as directed, including assisting shift mechanic with repairs as extra set of hands
- Assist truck drivers with data entry
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Previous experience loading trucks is preferred
- Previous experience operating a skid steer loader, forklift, bobcat or other small power equipment preferred
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills between co-workers, office staff, and other departments in the facility is a must
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is preferred
- Follow safe work practices as outlined in the Employee Handbook and as described during training
- Maintain a safe, neat, and orderly work area
Physical Requirements
- Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, stoop, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
- Ability to operate hand controls with both hands
- Ability to operate mobile equipment, foot pedals with both feet
- Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching
- Ability to tolerate working outdoors in all environmental temperatures and weather
- Ability to work in areas with the potential for high noise levels
- Ability to work in cramped quarters
- Lift objects of various dimensions and weights
- Lift up to 50 pounds, carry up to 150 feet
- Ability to tolerate working at heights up to 150 feet
- Vision: normal depth perception, vision and ability to distinguish color
Working Conditions
- All duties require outside assignments and require periods of work in all weather conditions-heat, cold, wet or dry and dusty
- Must be able to work in areas where noise levels are up to 85 dbs
- Safety-sensitivity position
All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
What you'll do
- The Loadout Operator is responsible for conducting pre-shift inspections, loading trucks to specified weights, and ensuring the cleanliness of the loadout area. They will also assist in testing sand samples and report shift activities accurately.
About Alpine Silica
Alpine Silica is the Nation’s Largest and Most Reliable Provider of In-Basin Sand
With the ability to produce up to 23 million tons of frac sand annually, Alpine Silica is committed to providing reliable and cost-effective sand solutions to producers in the nation’s top oil and gas plays.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Loadout Operator do at Alpine Silica?
As a Loadout Operator at Alpine Silica, you will: the Loadout Operator is responsible for conducting pre-shift inspections, loading trucks to specified weights, and ensuring the cleanliness of the loadout area. They will also assist in testing sand samples and report shift activities accurately..
Is the Loadout Operator position at Alpine Silica remote?
The Loadout Operator position at Alpine Silica is based in Kermit, Texas, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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