About this role
Subsidiary: BARRETT
Barrett Paving Materials Inc. is a leader in heavy civil construction, specializing in aggregate production, asphalt plants, paving services, and road construction. With our people-first culture, we uphold the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct. As part of the Colas Group, the global leader in transportation infrastructure, we are committed to excellence. Learn more at www.barrettpaving.com.
Barrett Paving, and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit www.colas.com.
Job Summary
Maintain plant daily preforming routine maintenance tasks (i.e. lubrication, major and minor repairs) and clean up (i.e. shoveling, washing with a high-pressure hose, running a skid steer loader). Operate and maintain in a safe manner various pieces of equipment, such as, but not limited to, front end loader, off road haul truck, road grader, water truck, service truck, skid steer loader.
Main Responsibilities
- Lubrication of all plant and fleet equipment – requires lifting of grease/lubrication containers (approximately 50 lbs.) Adding vital fluids to all reservoirs and noting any additions on daily equipment sheets.
- Replacement of machine parts weighing as much as several hundred pounds.
- Perform pre startup inspections of assigned equipment. This may require the climbing up, over, and or on top of assigned equipment.
- Operate various pieces of equipment
- Ability to work in heights and sometimes tight spaces
Skills
- High School Graduate or GED
- Willingness to learn, take direction and follow safe work procedures
- Willingness to work weekends and long hours during peak season
- Drug and alcohol free
- Capable of working outdoors year round
- Mechanical proficiency (useful but not necessary)
- 1-2 year’s industry experience (useful but not necessary)
- Knowledge of welding, cutting, and fabrication (useful but not necessary)
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift 50 pounds from the ground to the waist
- Ability to sit or stand for hours at a time
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
- Ability to work in high and sometimes confined spaces
Benefits
Our company is not only an outstanding place to work, but we also have great benefits too! These include health, dental, vision, 401k match, life insurance, disability insurance, and many more!
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:
- to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
- complete any part of the application process
- access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying
Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com.