Job Details

U.S. Silica is a leading producer of industrial minerals essential to modern life. With $1B+ in annual revenue, 26 production facilities, and industry-leading last-mile logistics for the oil & gas sector, we supply high-quality silica, diatomaceous earth, clay, and other materials to industries ranging from energy and construction to food & beverage.

As a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, we are positioned for strategic growth in both our Oil & Gas and Industrial segments. For more than 100 years, our products and innovations have helped make the world cleaner, safer, and more energy-efficient.

Oils and greases moving parts of friction surfaces of mechanical equipment such as shaft and motor bearings, sprockets, drive chains, gears, and pulleys by performing the following duties.

• Fills container such as oil can, grease gun, or tank of lubrication truck with specified lubricant.
• Ensures that all reservoirs are filled and moving parts and friction surfaces are greased.
• Adjust oil cup valves to regulate flow of oil to moving parts. Fills wells and sumps of lubricating systems with oil.
• Inspects machinery to ensure proper operating conditions, identifying premature wear, defects, or malfunctions; documents results on daily paperwork and promptly reports concerns to the supervisor.
• Clean machines, sweep floors, and transports stock.
• General plant cleanup, including but not limited to, sweeping with push broom and vacuuming warehouse floors, cleaning hoppers and taking waste to the landfill, picking up trash, cutting/pulling weeds, painting with a paint brush, roller or sprayer, conducting cycle counts (physical inventory) of finished products/raw materials/supplies, filing paperwork, conducting safety audits (looking for unsafe conditions or unsafe acts) and other inspections, assist with data entry, quality analysis and equipment calibrations.
• Help safety managers prepare safety training and present training to other employees, operating a forklift for the maintenance, production and shipping departments, attending extra training classes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three months' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Upon Hire: Mine Safety & Health Administration New Miner Training, HazCom and ISO training
• Prioritizing and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, Completes work in timely manner.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Follows instructions, Responds to management direction
• Follow all statutory, regulatory, and organizational procedures to protect the environment from hazardous waste exposure.
• Ability to work in confined as spaces and elevated locations.

U.S. Silica is an equal opportunity employer for all without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. U.S. Silica is a smoke- and drug-free workplace. The above description is intended to capture the essential functions of the job, nature and level of work as of the preparation date. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be required of the position. This job description may be modified at any time with or without notice.

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