Under the direction of the plant manager, shift supervisor and/or other designated lead personnel the cuber operator maintains the facility in a clean, orderly and hazard free condition. This position will perform general work on the cuber machine (operating, monitoring and maintaining). As necessary, and when requested, the cuber operator assists with the operation of the block machine and associated equipment to produce quality concrete products from raw materials, following established policies and procedures in a safe and efficient manner.

o Follow all company safety rules and procedures.

o Visually inspect products and by-products for conformity to prescribe quality standards such as color, shape, and corners. Remove inferior quality products and by-products as required.

o Make minor adjustments and repairs on machinery, such as removing jams.

o Learn and correctly use the appropriate sorting and stacking patterns for each product as required on the cubing machine. Operate the computer to change codes for stacking patterns.

o Monitor the operation of cuber, pallet injector, depalleter, turntable, conveyor, stretch wrap machine, block machine and other nearby equipment to detect and report malfunctions.

o Perform quality control on dry block line and fill out documentation.

o Empty reject dumpsters, clean loose material from around conveyors and batching equipment.

o Perform other functions and duties as required or directed, such as assisting with maintenance and repair of machinery, cleaning mixer and hoppers and other production equipment and assisting with training of new employees.

• Maintain work area in clean and hazard free condition. 

• Operate machine control panels with electronic switches. 

• Visually inspect products and by-products for conformity to prescribed quality standards such as color, shape and corners. Remove poor quality products and by-products as required. 

• Make minor adjustments and repairs on machinery, such as removing jams. 

• Monitor the operation of manufacturing equipment to detect and report malfunctions. 

• Perform quality control and fill out documentation. 

• Empty reject dumpsters, clean loose material from around conveyors and batching equipment. 

• Perform other functions and duties as required or directed, such as assisting with maintenance, cleaning and repair of machinery. 

• Follow all safety rules. 

Required Skills: 

• Use, read and understand rulers and tape measures 

• Read, write and speak English as required by safety standards and job expectations 

• Basic math skills, i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplying, dividing, averaging, etc. 

• Interpersonal and teamwork skills 

• Must be able to perform duties requiring bending, stooping, squatting and crawling. 

• Must be able to lift concrete products and other objects weighing up to 95 pounds each from floor level to heights up to 4 feet. 

• Must be able to climb ladders to heights of 7 feet or more. 

• The suitable candidate will possess at least 1 years’ experience as a machine operator in a manufacturing environment.