Job title: Loader Operator
Location: Independence, Oregon, 97351
Duration: 10 months Term

Responsible for preparing organic mixes using a heavy equipment loader, pushes piles to ensure segregation of materials and places material in the shakers to ensure the machines have a continuous flow of material
Ability to operate and maintain heavy equipment (loader/dozer)
 Ability to maintain stockpile slopes to ensure safe work environment
Ability to sit in a loader for many hours in a dusty, hot environment 
Ability to climb into and out of equipment repeatedly
Knowledge of safe practice and procedures
Ability to read English and/or follow instructions, and communicate effectively 

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepares organic mixes by using the Bill of Materials to ensure the correct ingredients are used in the correct proportions.
Supplies the line with a continuous supply of material
Pushes piles to ensure setbacks, pile height and stockpile shaping meets the criteria set by the Department of Environmental Health Services
Performs a safety and equipment check before each use of the loader
Receives load tickets from haulers, ensures accuracy, signs, accumulate until the end of the day and forwards the tickets in a neat and clean appearance to the office personnel for inventory entry
Pumps diesel fuel into the loader by an electrical pump and ensures all safety practices are used to prevent injury 
Monitors the stock piles for excessive heat, turns stockpiles and ensures the proper amount of water is used to prepare the stockpile for production use
Meets quality and quantity standards- Performs the proper operation and minor maintenance of equipment- Accurately verifies quantity of material.

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