Laborer
Company: Pikes Creek Quarry
Location: Hunlock Creek
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
OverviewH&K Group, Inc.'s Pikes Creek Quarry and Pikes Creek
Asphalt (formerly Pikes Creek Asphalt & Crushed Stone) has been
producing a full line of high-quality construction aggregate and
asphalt since 2000. Pikes Creek Quarry and Pikes Creek Asphalt
currently serve the Luzerne, Wyoming, and Sullivan County regions
of PA with industry leading products and services. Why work for
H&K Group, Inc.?
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
- Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying
employees for approved programsResponsibilitiesPikes Creek Quarry,
a division of the H&K Group, Inc. is searching for a General
Laborer to join their team! The supports the production and
maintenance of the asphalt plant. The ideal candidate is safety
focused, action oriented, pays attention to detail, and excels at
teamwork. A CDL license is not required. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities
- Performs all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety
policies
- Performs plant maintenance
- Maintains clean work areas including catwalks, walk-ways, and
general plant areas
- Proactively learns plant functions and operations
- Obtains all knowledge to complete assigned tasks
- Takes direction from and works in a team with all other site
personnel
- Cross trains to learn all jobs of asphalt plant to be able to
substitute when necessary
- Communicates with site personnel and customers in a
professional manner
- Performs routine maintenance on truck such as lubrication and
cleaning
- Other duties as assignedQualificationsRequired Skills,
Education, and ExperienceTo perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and work environment
for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an
accredited educational institution OR related experience and/or
training
- A combination of education and experience may be
considered
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Read & comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence,
and memos
- Write simple correspondence
- Effectively present information one-one-one and ins mall groups
to customers, clients, and other employees
- Mathematical skills including the ability to compute rate,
ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
- Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as
relevant to job) Physical DemandsThe physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand
and walk. The employee is frequently required to use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or
balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The
employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must
regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or
move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work EnvironmentThe
work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather
conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious
places, fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is
occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level
in the work environment is usually loud. Thank you for your
interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we
invest in our people, providing the essential training,
instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and
grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K's strength and
success is directly related to our employees and the talents,
dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic,
motivated people who are driven to make a difference. H&K does
not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the
basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected
by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people
to join our team. Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)Pre-employment
Physical 100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!PI177511790
Keywords: Pikes Creek Quarry, Scranton , Laborer, Other , Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania
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