Scale Operator

Position Title: Scale Operator

FLSA status: Non-Exempt

Department: Asphalt Production Plant

Reports to: Operations Manager

Salary Level: Commensurate upon experience

Location: Wichita, KS

Position Summary

Seeking dedicated people with desire to learn and build a career while exceeding the highest quality of safety standards. The Asphalt Plant Scale Operator ensures the accurate weighing and ticketing of materials, supervises truck loading, and manages the scale house at an asphalt production facility. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that operations run smoothly, materials are properly accounted for, and compliance with safety and quality standards is maintained.

Essential Functions

• Accurately operate scale systems to weigh trucks entering and leaving the plant with asphalt or raw materials.
• Generate, verify, and distribute tickets for all outgoing trucks, ensuring the correct load information is recorded.
• Communicate with truck drivers and plant personnel to ensure timely and efficient loading of materials.
• Enter daily production data and materials usage into the company’s computer system.
• Act as the point of contact for truck drivers and customers picking up asphalt, ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
• Keep accurate records of all transactions, production totals, and materials inventory.
• Ensure that all safety protocols are followed during weighing, loading, and unloading operations.
• Monitor and ensure that trucks are loaded with the correct materials and amounts, as specified by plant and customer requirements.
• Communicate regularly with plant operators, management, and quality control teams to report on production and delivery status.
• Ensure scales and other related equipment are functioning properly and report any maintenance or repair needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in Asphalt/Aggregate Plant Operations or similar industrial environments preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to use weighing systems and data entry software efficiently.
• Strong attention to detail ensuring accurate weights and ticketing of materials.
• Capable of effectively interacting with truck drivers, plant staff, and customers.
• Ability to Work in a Fast-Paced Environment. This position often requires working under time pressure during peak periods.
• Basic Math Skills are necessary for calculating material weights and quantities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and bend. The employee must regularly lift and/or move from 1 to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically works in a scale house but may occasionally assist in the plant or yard. May be exposed to outdoor weather, nose, dust, and heavy equipment with exposure to airborne particles. May require overtime and weekend hours depending on production schedules.

Why work for us:

Pearson is an ever-growing company founded on solid family values. We maintain an excellent relationship with local communities and strive to provide the best possible materials and services in our industry. To do that, we employ passionate and talented individuals who are dedicated, dependable, and ready to make a difference.

We Offer:

· Full Benefit Package available first of the month following 60 days of Employment

· Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, & Short/Long-Term Disability Plans

· 401(k) with Company Match

· Paid Holidays

· Paid Time Off/PTO Plan

Applicants Are Encouraged to Apply On-line or at the Main Office:

https://pearsonconstructionllc.com/careers/employment-application/

If you have any questions regarding our current open positions, or the online application, please contact our HR Department at the address below.

To Apply in Person:

Pearson Companies | HR Office

2901 N. Mead St., Wichita, KS 67219

Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, no-job related disability, or any other protected group status.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities, Women and Veterans encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $22