Job ID: 528198
APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!
Fine Grind Operator 1
We are seeking a dependable, safety-minded Fine Grind Operator 1 to join our production team. In this hands-on role, you will support daily operations, equipment care, product quality, and customer truck loading at the Fine Grind Plant. This is a great opportunity for a motivated team player who enjoys learning, working with equipment, and contributing to a clean, productive, and positive work environment.
Why Join Our Team?
- Be part of a team that values safety, accountability, and doing the job right.
- Gain practical experience in plant operations, maintenance, quality control, and heavy equipment use.
- Work in a role where reliability, effort, and teamwork make a visible impact every day.
- Enjoy competitive entry-level pay of $16–$19 per hour, based on experience.
- What You’ll Do
- Work closely with the Fine Grind Operator 2 to complete daily operating and maintenance tasks safely and efficiently.
- Support Fine Grind Plant operations while maintaining high standards for housekeeping, productivity, safety, and environmental compliance.
- Collect product samples and communicate with the lab to help maintain product quality.
- Coordinate and load customer trucks in a timely, professional manner.
- Operate heavy equipment, including a loader, to support material handling and plant feed processing.
- Identify, report, and help correct safety concerns to protect yourself, your team, and the worksite.
- Complete required daily, weekly, monthly, and annual documentation, including workplace exams, mobile equipment pre-ops, work orders, and environmental forms.
- Perform basic maintenance tasks, including lubrication, oiling, inspections, and other equipment care as assigned.
- Assist with additional duties as assigned by the management team.
What We’re Looking For
- A self-motivated team player with a strong commitment to safety and quality.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple tasks and priorities.
- Industrial, mining, production, or similar hands-on work experience preferred.
- Ability to follow direction, communicate clearly, and work well with the Fine Grind team.
- Flexible availability, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Basic computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Heavy equipment experience preferred; loader experience is a plus.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.
- Regularly sit, climb, and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach above shoulder height.
- Lift and move objects weighing up to 25-50 lbs as needed.
- Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.
- Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.
- Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, to operate equipment safely.
- Reasonable accommodations provided as necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!
APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
EOE/Vet/Disability
CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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