Job Description

Subsidiary: Simon

Simon is a subsidiary of Colas USA with operations throughout Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. We specialize in aggregate, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete materials production, with expert teams providing high-quality asphalt paving, concrete, bridge, and utility construction services. Through strong local ties backed by global resources, we focus on quality and value to deliver the best products and services for our clients. What we do is bigger than construction – it is about connecting communities, building new roads to the future, and keeping the spirit of the pioneers alive and well. To learn more about Simon visit  .

Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, using new technology, and enhancing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit  .

Simon, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit  .

Job Summary:

Operate and maintain mobile ready mix plant, operate loader and scale for material sales at various locations, drive ready mix truck, assist dispatching trucking fleet, order materials, monitor material usage. Operate other equipment and perform other duties as assigned related to ready mix production and sales. 

This position can be based out of any of our East region locations. 

Main Responsibilities:

•    Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
•    Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies 
•    Support the Simon safety culture and other Company strategic initiatives
•    Review production costs and product quality, and modify production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division
•    Order required material in advanced to complete assigned task based on construction schedule as provided by construction superintendent and/or project manager
•    Maintain yard logs and assist area manager with plant log
•    Ensure the plant is properly operating in accordance with all applicable regulations 
•    Perform repairs on compressors, motors, belts, and preventative maintenance such as greasing and corrosion control
•    Coordinate with construction superintendent/project managers with trucks and outside hires and collect outside truck timecards
•    Ensure accurate quantities are coded to the correct job and phase codes
•    Assist in supervising employees in the plant, quarry, trucking and scale operations

Education:

•    High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
•    Valid Class A or Class B Commercial drivers’ license with ability to maintain a clean driving history required

Skills:

•    Minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or training in operation of ready mix plant preferred
•    ACI Certification preferred or ability to obtain certification
•    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
•    Working knowledge of computers and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel

Physical Requirements:

•    Wear and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
•    Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
•    Regularly required to use hands to move and manipulate objects
•    Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear) 
•    Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb and balance
•    Regularly required to work from a seated position operating concrete batch plant for long periods
•    Frequent exposure to loud noise 
•    Occasionally exposed to all outdoor weather conditions, dust, and airborne particles
•    Regularly exposed to fuel, oil, and other chemicals

Benefits and Perks:

•    Choice of 3 Medical Plan Options
•    Prescription Drug Coverage
•    Dental and Vision Plans
•    Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Options
•    Access to Telemedicine and Healthcare Advocacy Services
•    Paid Parental Leave
•    Employee Assistance Program 
•    Life and AD&D Insurance 
•    Disability Insurance 
•    Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
•    401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
•    Product and Service Group Discount Programs

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Benefit offerings subject to change.

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the  EEO document .   If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
• complete any part of the application process
• access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying
  

Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to  [email protected] . 

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