Due to continued success and rapid growth, Lindy Paving is seeking a Loader Operator to join its operations team at its 2nd Avenue asphalt plant in Pittsburgh.
About Lindy Paving:
- A family-owned, family of companies that is the premier provider of asphalt paving services and manufacture, concrete manufacturing and distribution, asphalt and aggregate transport, asphalt sealant manufacturing and distribution, and pipeline and utility contracting.
- Consistently ranked one of the Top 100 Builders nationally by Engineering News-Record part of the PJ Dick-Trumbull-Lindy Group family of construction companies;
- Voted a "Best Places to Work" multiple times;
- Core values are Safety, Quality, Integrity, Family, and Community.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Operate the hi-lift to feed the plant in a safe and timely manner.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
- Maintaining properly mixed stockpiles.
- Load the asphalt plants, ensuring material is uncontaminated
- Working with hands and power tools run by gasoline, electricity, and compressed air.
- Servicing the equipment as well as assisting with preventative maintenance and scheduled/breakdown repairs on plant, equipment and vehicles.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or equivalent. Must be mechanically inclined and knowledgeable on the use and capabilities of heavy equipment and machinery. Must be safety conscious and possess good judgment and common sense. Must be willing to maintain effective working relationships with employees, vendors and customers. Must have reasonable communication/mathematical skills and be able to read signs, signals and follow written and verbal instructions. Must be willing to join the union local and pass a pre-employment drug test.
PHYSICALL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently, sit for prolonged periods of time, climb, bend, stoop, and squat frequently. must be willing to work long hours outdoors, and occasionally in adverse weather conditions.
We are an Equal Opportunity and VEVRAA Federal Contracting Employer: We encourage Covered Veterans, Minorities, Females, and Disabled Individuals to apply.