POSITION SUMMARY:

The loader/grinder operator is responsible for quality control, sorting, and grinding direct raw wood products for end market sales, while maintaining a high level of quality, as well as the preventive maintenance on the equipment and work areas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform preventive maintenance and inspect fluids and hoses on loader and grinder and any additional equipment daily
• Check all belts, bearings and magnets on grinder and hammer mill, daily
• Unload sort line bunkers daily into containers for trucking and end market sale
• Grind wood as a priority and maintain a workable pile
• Maintain cleanliness both inside and outside of the building
• Ensure belts are on track and in good shape; also monitor the quality of material coming off the belts
• Communicate with operator inside of building, ask for assistance, and offer assistance when needed
• Spot check to ensure quality of loads, and remove unacceptable materials
• Assist facility manager with any maintenance as requested
• Jockey full and empty trailers into wood loading shed

Education and/or experience:

1. High school diploma or GED

2. Previous experience with heavy or light equipment

WORK CONDITIONS
Outdoor environment; exposure to extreme weather conditions; work with and around heavy machinery; exposure to dust and fumes from motorized equipment; exposure to noise, odors and gases; exposure to heavy traffic conditions, possible exposure to toxic chemicals.

PHYSCIAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Dem-Con Companies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable laws, directives, and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies or agencies.

Our organization will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status regarding public assistance. We will take affirmative steps to ensure that all our employment practices are free of discrimination.