Mill Operator I

At The Doe Run Company, our jobs help supply minerals and metals that support our way of life.
$20.71/hour
5% targeted monthly bonus.
Insurance benefits start day 1.
Vacation & Personal time after 90 days. 
On-the-job training with career growth opportunities.

The Doe Run Company is seeking a Mill Operator I to learn to safely and effectively assist in mill operations that produce all finished concentrates. This rotating shift position will be located at Brushy Creek Mill 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:

• High school diploma or equivalent, preferred.
• No experience required, some industrial experience preferred.
• Experience operating skid steer loaders, forklifts, and larger loaders preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to read a micrometer and a tape measure.
• Ability to safely drive a forklift or other mobile equipment and become certified (forklift).
• Environmental safety and health rules and regulations training (MSHA) training.
• Basic math skills.

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily preventative maintenance tasks.
• Assist mill operators with mixing mill reagents.
• Maintain and clean work area. Complete all daily end-of-shift housekeeping tasks.
• Assist the mill operators II and III in the processing of all finished concentrate products.
• Operate wheel loaders to load ore into the process and load concentrate trucks.
• Complete tasks in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by following EHS (environmental, health, and safety) policies, procedures, and best practices; support and assist peers in working in a safe, compliant manner; report unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and provide feedback to support continuous improvement in EHS performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment, Physical & Lifting:

• Regularly works near moving, mechanical parts; occasionally works in confined spaces, is required to wear personal protective equipment, including but not limited to, a respirator, hearing protection, steel-toe boots, and eyewear, and works at heights of four feet or more with fall protection. Regularly exposed to vibration; frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions and extreme heat; occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions and extreme cold. Works rotating shifts. Exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Regularly requires talking, hearing, standing, walking, reaching with hands/arms, and repetitive movement; frequently requires feeling attributes of objects, grasping, pushing, and driving; Occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and climbing or balancing. Requires clarity of vision, three-dimensional vision, the ability to judge distance and spatial relationships, precise hand-eye coordination, and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Regularly required to lift up to 50 pounds; occasionally required to lift up to 100 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.  

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