Heavy Equipment Operator

Join our team of over 1, 200 strong and continuing to grow and innovate.
$26.04/hour
5% targeted monthly bonus.
Insurance benefits start day 1.
80 hours vacation after 90 days.
On-the-job training with career growth opportunities.

The Doe Run Company is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to properly operate heavy equipment in a safe and effective manner to support the operation. This day shift position will be located at Brushy Creek surface in Boss, MO.

The work location may change as needed to support production and business needs within the Viburnum Trend in Southeast Missouri.

Education & Experience:

• Between 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience may include operating equipment outside of Doe Run.
• High school diploma or equivalent, preferred.
• Successful completion of Entry Level Miner program plus previous experience operating road grader. (underground only)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Mechanical aptitude to perform minor maintenance: Example changing filters, greasing equipment, and other routine maintenance.
• Examples of but not limited to:
  • Surface: Operate forklift, front end loader, dozer, manlift, and other equipment as assigned.

  • Underground: Operate grader, boulder breaker, and other equipment as assigned.

• Perform pre-shift inspection of equipment.
• Perform work area inspections.

Responsibilities:

• Operate, inspect, and maintain equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment.
• Operate equipment both on surface and underground.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment, Physical & Lifting:

• Regularly works underground and in confined spaces, is required to wear personal protective equipment, including but not limited to, a respirator, hearing protection, hardhat and eyewear. Regularly exposed to vibration; frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions. Must work rotating shifts up to 7 days per week. Exposed to loud noise levels.
• Regularly requires driving; frequently requires sitting, talking, hearing, grasping, and repetitive movement. Occasionally requires feeling attributes of objects, standing, walking, reaching with hands/arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and climbing or balancing. Requires clarity of vision, three-dimensional vision, the ability to judge distance and spatial relationships, and precise hand-eye coordination.
• Occasionally required to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and a global provider of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates the Resource Recycling facility, one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. The company also owns six operating mines in one of the world’s largest lead mining districts, also in Missouri: Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher/West Fork, Mine 29/Viburnum and Sweetwater. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection, and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington, and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com.

Doe Run is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.

Experience

Required

• 3 - 5 years: Relevant experience

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