H&K Group, Inc.’s Locust Ridge Quarry is searching for a highly motivated Assistant Quarry Superintendent to join their materials division! The Assistant Quarry Superintendent is responsible for the safe and efficient production of materials on site. The ideal candidate is safety focused, pays attention to detail, and excels at teamwork.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Government
  • Interact professionally with DEP and MSHA inspectors
  • Ensure site is compliant with MSHA, EPA, and DEP regulations and township requirements
• Personnel/Administration
  • Build team through mentoring, training, and disciplining
  • Report employee progress to Supervisor
  • Assign daily work and assist with setup
  • Provide employees with proper tools and equipment to complete work to H&K standards
  • Create a positive work environment
  • Lead weekly safety meetings and daily huddles
  • Complete all required paperwork and submit in a timely manner
  • Attend all necessary meetings
  • Ensure site is free of any materials that would create a hostile work environment or violate any company policy
  • Ensure proper training is completed by all employees (MSHA and task training)
  • Communicate regularly with Superintendent
• Production
  • Maximize plant & employees for production at lowest total delivered cost
  • Schedule blasting, drilling, and coordinate stripping in superintendent’s absences
  • Ensure product is within proper specs and quality
  • Identify, prioritize, and schedule maintenance needs
  • Order parts for plant
• Marketing and Sales
  • HK Group liaison to community, customers, and other companies in superintendent’s absence
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• Five years related experience and/or training
  • A combination of education and experience may be considered
• Driver’s license and clean driving record
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Basic computer skills including internet and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

 Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution
• Experience in a quarry, open pit mine, heavy civil/road construction, or other heavy industry
• CDL A or B
• MSHA and/or other applicable safety certifications and training

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to:
  • Stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl
  • Use hands to finder, handle or fell
  • Reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required sit
  • Driving from location to location

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to
  • Fumes and airborne particles
  • Moving mechanical parts
• Noise level is usually moderate

H&K Group, Inc.’s Locust Ridge Quarry has been producing a full line of construction aggregate and asphalt materials from our key Pocono Lake, PA location since 1981. As one of H&K’s oldest and most trusted quarry facilities, Locust Ridge Quarry is the “go-to” construction aggregate and asphalt supplier for the entire Pocono Region and beyond.

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!