HMA Plants Utility Person (9A) (Hilo/Kona)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Performs general housekeeping duties around asphalt plant facilities, including sweeping, shoveling, cleanup of material spillage, and trash removal.
• Removes debris from plant grounds, stockpile areas, roadways, and work areas.
• Assists plant personnel with loading, unloading, and movement of materials, tools, parts, and supplies.
• Monitors plant grounds and reports unsafe conditions, housekeeping concerns, or equipment issues to plant management.
• Assists plant operators and service personnel with routine plant maintenance activities as directed.
• Cleans plant equipment, structures, conveyors, and work areas to maintain safe operating conditions.
• Assists with plant startup and shutdown activities as directed.
• Directs truck traffic within plant facilities when necessary to maintain safe and efficient operations.
• Assists with inventory counts and organization of plant materials, supplies, and consumables.
• May operate forklifts, skid steers, pressure washers, and other light equipment when trained and authorized.
• Follows all OSHA, MSHA, company safety policies, and PPE requirements.

PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS

Working Conditions:

• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as operational needs require.
• Works outdoors in varying weather conditions and is exposed to heat, dust, noise, and moving equipment.
• Interisland travel may be required.

Equipment Use:

• Hand tools, power tools, forklifts, skid steers, pressure washers, radios, and other light equipment as assigned. Forklift certification preferred.

Mental and Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, bend, kneel, crouch, and perform physical labor throughout the workday.
• Ability to work safely around heavy equipment, truck traffic, and asphalt production operations.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed boots.

Communication Demands:

• Must have legible penmanship for documentation of truck number, company, job location, & material type for each load (incoming material logs).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Valid Hawaii driver's license and favorable traffic abstract required.
• MSHA certification preferred.
• Ability to perform physical labor in an industrial environment.
• Basic mechanical aptitude preferred.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic, reliability, and commitment to safety.