Leadperson

Essential Functions

• Assists Operations Management in the daily coordination of plant activities and operations, making sound decisions.
• Responsible for the safety of employees, visitors, and themselves.
• Enforces all Company and regulatory policies, rules, and regulations.
• May conduct site-specific training for employees, vendors, and others at the facility.
• Assists in troubleshooting production issues.
• Communicates with employees regarding work assignments and correcting problems.
• Conduct site-specific training for employees, vendors, or other persons at the facility.
• Communication with managers and supervisors regarding plant and employee needs.

Critical Competencies

• Personal Accountability: Honoring your commitments to yourself and others. Acknowledging and correcting your own mistakes. Taking full ownership to address and fix problems vs. deflecting blame to others.
• Decision Making: Makes informed, effective, and timely decisions by evaluating available information, considering potential outcomes, and choosing the best course of action; analyzes options, weighs risks and benefits, and uses sound judgment to reach decisions that align with organizational goals and values.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to recognize, understand, and adhere to safety protocols and procedures in the workplace; proactive in identifying potential hazards, taking steps to mitigate risks, and ensuring that both personal and collective safety are maintained in all tasks and environments.
• Communication: Ability to clearly and effectively convey information, ideas, and messages to others in both written and verbal formats; can express one's thoughts clearly but also demonstrate active listening, understands the needs of the audience, and adapts the message to ensure it is understood.
• Communication and Training: Ability to evaluate operator reports, provide clear and constructive feedback, and train inexperienced personnel.
• Problem Solving: Identify, analyze, and resolve work-related issues efficiently and effectively using practical knowledge, experience, and hands-on skills. This involves identifying the problem, diagnosing the cause, finding practical solutions, implementing fixes, and adapting to unexpected challenges.
• Processing Knowledge: Understands the material flow, crushing, screening and stockpiling process of an aggregate operation. Understands how to adjust plant settings for optimal production efficiency and troubleshoot inefficiencies.
• Adaptability: Adjusts to new conditions, challenges, or changes in the work environment; demonstrates the ability to be flexible, open-minded, and resilient when facing shifting priorities, unforeseen obstacles, or evolving situations; responds positively to change, learns new skills when necessary, and maintains high performance even in unfamiliar or uncertain circumstances.
• Work Ethic: Demonstrates commitment and dedication toward completing tasks with high standards of quality, responsibility, and diligence; demonstrates reliability, professionalism, and a strong sense of personal responsibility in fulfilling job duties.

Responsibilities

Education

• A High School Diploma is preferred.

Experience

• Previous experience in the mining or construction industry.
• Exhibit high levels of competency, skill and proficiency in daily mining operations.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and have excellent driving skills.
• Communicate with employees regarding work assignments and correcting problems.
• Assist in troubleshooting production issues.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to work outside in all types of weather conditions and tolerate being exposed to loud noises.
• May work in a variety of assignments with experience and growth, such as assisting with financial reports, payroll, or procurement activities.
• Must be able to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods; grip, climb, reach, shovel, squat, crawl, pull, push, bend, and lift 50 pounds.
• May be required to wear a respirator.
• Must be able to work required overtime, which may include up to or more than 12 hours per day and up to 7 days per week.
• Some level of environmental reporting responsibility.
• Fill in for absent employees due to vacation, sickness, etc.
• Positions may be reassigned to other duties in the plant as required.

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