Job Description

Overview

At Lhoist North America, we uphold core values of Respect, Courage, and Integrity while investing in our people through meaningful opportunities for growth. The Process Operator role involves overseeing the slaking process quality and timing, ensuring safety and compliance, and maintaining equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Follow Company’s safety procedures and policies according to safety regulations.
  • Ensure all appropriate paperwork is accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
  • Report any potential operational or safety problems to supervision.
  • Perform all work assigned in a neat and orderly manner, adhering to safety rules and regulations.
  • Perform general clean up in all operational areas of the plant.
  • Operate front-end loader and other equipment for clean-up work.
  • Lubricate and perform minor repairs of conveying and other equipment.
  • Assist maintenance and other personnel in filling vacancies to perform routine duties.
  • Unload rail cars and/or trucks, mix lime and water at proper ratios, and operate slurry equipment safely and efficiently.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 1 year heavy industrial experience preferred.
  • Mechanical knowledge of machinery.
  • Extremely dependable with excellent attendance.
  • Ability to work shift work, seven days a week including holidays.
  • Strong compliance and safety orientation.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ability to read and write English.
  • Capability to operate small pieces of mobile and stationary equipment.
  • Receptive to overtime and capable of working in dust-laden areas.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Must have a current Driver’s Texas license and maintain a safe and clean driving record.
  • Must be available for out-of-town work as needed.
  • Must be capable of working up to seven days a week, and 12 – 14-hour days.
  • Tolerate working outside in severe weather conditions and exposure to industrial high temperature, noise, and dust.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Hurst, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 467 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Hurst, TX

Hurst, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Hurst, TX

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