Front End Loader

Order Type : Temp

Objective: • Operation of front-end loader in a safe and productive manner. • Perform light equipment maintenance and preventive equipment maintenance duties as required and as scheduled. • Operation of other mobile equipment as needed. • Monitor bark (fuel) production and ensure adequate inventory in the fuel bunker. • Respond and support any plant operational emergency, including potential fire threats. • Other assignments at the discretion of MDF Plant Management. Responsibilities: • Troubleshooting and analyzing bark production and quality as it relates to optimal operation of the Energy Plant. • Load trucks with bark. • Manage 'housekeeping' expectations at all times in all plant areas. • Thorough and complete adherence to the MDF Plant Quality Management System (QMS). • Perform all duties in accordance with company policies, procedures and standards of quality. • Comfortable with 'numbers,' basic mathematical calculations and measurements of bark inventory. • Exhibit, promote and enforce all company safety expectations and requirements at all times. Physical Demand: • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and walk and talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. • The employee must occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. • The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, ambient air, temperature extremes, combustible dust fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally high in specific areas. Qualifications/Requirements: • High school graduate (or equivalent) minimum. • Sound verbal/written/documentation skills, along with a basic understanding of personal computer usage for record keeping purposes. • All-around heavy equipment operator experience preferred. • Capable of being cross trained to operate other mobile and Wood Yard equipment, eventually becoming proficient in the operation of this machinery. • Ability to work in outdoor environments, including rain, heat and cold. • Strong work ethic, sense of duty and the ability to mentor/cross-train team members. • Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision. • A sense of urgency, a capacity for accurate decisions and the ability to exercise sound judgement in a demanding work environment. • Availability to work rotating shift schedules, overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, plus respond to occasional off-hours call-outs to ensure plant reliability of operations. • Team player who works well with other company employees and associates; problem solver who is resilient and reliable.