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Now Hiring New Team Members
Kafka Granite is experiencing rapid growth and is looking for several hard working individuals to join our team. Kafka Granite has full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available.
Salaries commensurate with position and experience.Ā Please see the positions we are currently hiring for below, and contact our office with any questions or to submit your application.
Saw Operator for Stone Fabrication Facility
Surface Miner – Canada
General Labor for Stone Fabrication Facility
General Labor for Crushing Facility
Welders/Fabricators
Dump Truck Driver for Local Hauls
Semi-Truck Driver for Long Hauls
Semi-Truck Drivers for Local Mulch Hauls
Lowboy Driver for Equipment Transportation
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Saw Operator for Stone Fabrication Facility
Responsible for operating one or more saws to cut stone block or slabs and applying finishing techniques to natural stone according to work order specifications. Properly maintains equipment, thoroughly completes production and maintenance records, and maintains a clean and safe working environment. Willing and able to assist team in other production tasks as needed such as mechanically splitting or sawing stone, packaging finished product on pallets, loading and unloading trucks, producing samples, maintaining equipment, cleaning/organizing the work areas, and more.
Saw Operator must be proficient in reading shop drawings, taking measurements, performing basic mathematical equations, and have an eye for detail to learn and recognize various stone types and colors. Previous forklift and saw experience, or similar, required. Saw Operator must meet physical requirements, follow safety precautions, and use many tools. Must be able to communicate clearly and efficiently, work independently or as a team, and be hardworking and dependable.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures, quality standards, and safety precautions.
- Set up saws, safely load and position natural stone, operate saws, produce stone to specifications, and off load product.
- Apply finishing techniques with attention to detail.
- Assist in maintaining equipment and a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
- Assist the team in other production areas as needed.
Full-time position available. No proof of vaccination required. Various shifts may be available. $2,000 retention bonus after the first six months of employment. Generous benefit package for full-time employees. Join an established family owned and operated business in their newest and fast-growing division!
Surface Miner – Canada (Canadian Applicants Only)
Operates various heavy equipment in a safe and effective manner to assist production in performing daily functions to produce and prepare product for sale at a surface mine. Duties also include cleaning and maintaining property and equipment, and loading customer trucks. All operators are required to have experience operating front-end loaders, dozers, excavators, and skid-steers, at minimum. Must be able to make minor repairs to equipment, or assist company mechanics as needed. Must be careful and considerate to maintain clean and functional equipment. Must be able to work in all weather conditions and be self-motivated.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures, quality standards, and safety precautions.
- Operating a variety of heavy equipment, including front-end loader, excavator, and skid-steer in various weather conditions, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance to heavy equipment as needed, and arrange major repairs with vendors.
- Prepare and maintain bill of ladings and shipping documents for each shipment and communicate information to main office.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, independently, and be self-motivated, while still being a contributing member of team.
Skills and experience required:
- Ontario Common Core – Surface Miner training. Please include with application.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions and signage.
- Ability to think and act decisively.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Physically fit with the ability to perform physical labor.
Seasonal position available. Remote camp accommodations at surface mine location 88 km north of North Bay, ON or 33 km west of Temiscaming, QC. Experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment is necessary.
Part-time hours: 10-20 per week
Job Types: Part-time, Casual
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
General Labor for Stone Fabrication Facility
Assists inĀ producing and preparing natural stone product for sale, as well as cleaning and maintaining property and equipment. Specific duties include mechanically splitting or sawing stone, manually stacking stone on pallets or in boxes, producing samples, maintaining equipment, cleaning/organizing the work areas, and more. General laborer must meet physical requirements, be hardworking, and able to follow instructions rapidly and proficiently. Must have an eye for detail to learn and recognize various stone types and colors, learn safety precautions, and use many tools. Must be able to communicate clearly and efficiently. Forklift experience is preferred, but not required.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures, quality standards, and safety precautions.
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment for production team.
- Assisting production team in preparing consistent and quality product for sale.
Full-time, Part-time, and Seasonal positions available. No experience is necessary. No proof of vaccination required. Guaranteed first shift. $2,000 retention bonus after the first six months of employment. Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees! Opportunity to advance.
General Labor for Crushing Facility
Assists production and operations team in performing daily functions to produce and prepare product for sale, as well as clean and maintain property and equipment. Specific duties include bagging rock in 50lb bags, greasing equipment, changing screens, sweeping the blacktop, and cleaning/organizing the equipment and work areas. General laborer must meet physical requirements, be hardworking, and able to follow instructions rapidly and proficiently. Must be able to swiftly learn and pay attention to what superiors are doing, learn safety precautions, and use many tools. Must be able to communicate clearly and efficiently. Must be able to work outside, year round.Ā Forklift, skidsteer, and other heavy equipment experience is preferred, but not required.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures, quality standards, and safety precautions.
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment for production team.
- Assisting production team in preparing consistent and quality product for sale.
Full-time, Part-time, and Seasonal positions available. No experience is necessary. No proof of vaccination required. Guaranteed first shift. Overtime hours pay time and a half. $2,000 retention bonus after the first six months of employment. Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees!
Welders/Fabricators
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Work independently and make judgement decisions. Creative problem solving, experience-based intuition, and resourcefulness is a must.
- Ability to analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
- Properly and safely set up and use oxy/acetylene torch and stick/mig welder.
- Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
- Lay out, position, align and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes or hand tools.
- Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
- Weld components in flat or vertical positions as well in confined space in both indoor shop and outdoor work areas.
- Ability to travel between and adapt to multiple worksites including both indoor shop and outdoor work environment.
Full-time positions available, part-time positions upon request. Welding and fabricating experience and/or degree is required. Must be hardworking, self-motivated, adaptable, and resourceful. Starting wage is based on experience. Generous benefit package including health, dental, vision, life, and retirement for full-time employees!
Dump TruckĀ Drivers for Local Hauls
Drives dump truck to transport raw material from Kafka quarries to crushing facility or deliver product to customers within Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. All drivers are home daily. Must be able to safely and efficiently maneuver vehicle, obeying traffic laws and safety procedures. Must be able to operate front-end loader to load your own truck, as needed. Must be careful and considerate to maintain clean and functional equipment. Must be able to work year round in all weather conditions. Ability to make minor repairs to vehicle and trailer as needed, or assist company mechanics as needed, is preferred but not required.
All truck drivers are required to have a Class-A CDL and a clean driving record upon hire.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Driving truck year round, in various weather conditions, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Operating front-end loader to load material into truck.
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance to truck, trailer, and other equipment as needed.
- Maintaining a valid Class-A CDL license.
Full-time and part-time positions available. All drivers are home daily. Experience driving dump truck and a current Class-A CDL license is required. Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees! $2,000 retention bonus after the first 6 months.
Semi-TruckĀ Driver for Long Hauls
Drives semiĀ truck with rock tub to transport raw material from Kafka quarries to crushing facility or deliver product to customers. Must be able to safely and efficiently maneuver vehicle, obeying traffic laws and safety procedures. Must be able to operate front-end loader to load your own truck, as needed. Must be able to make minor repairs to vehicle and trailer as needed, or assist company mechanics as needed. Must be careful and considerate to maintain clean and functional equipment. Must be able to work year round in all weather conditions. Must be willing to drive other trucks, including but not limited to semi-trucks for mulch hauls and dump trucks.
All truck drivers are required to have a Class-A CDL and a clean driving record upon hire.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Driving truck year round, in various weather conditions, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Operating front-end loader to load material into truck.
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance to truck, trailer, and other equipment as needed.
- Maintaining a valid Class-A CDL license.
Full-time positions available. Experience driving semi-truck with rock tub and a current Class-A CDL license are required.Ā No proof of vaccination required. Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees!Ā $2,000 retention bonus after the first 6 months.
Semi-Truck Drivers for Local Mulch Hauls
Drives semi-trailer truck to transport mulch, wood fiber, and other wood waste products locally between land clearing work sites, mills, and customers. All drivers are home daily. Must be able to safely and efficiently maneuver vehicle, obeying traffic laws and safety procedures. Must be able to operate front-end loader in order to load trailer, as needed. Must be able to make minor repairs to vehicle and trailer or assist company mechanics, as needed. Must be careful and considerate to maintain clean and functional equipment. Must be able to work year round in all weather conditions. All truck drivers are required to have a Class-A CDL and a clean driving record upon hire.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Working and driving semi year-round, in various weather conditions, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Operating heavy equipment to load material into trailer, as needed.
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance to truck, trailer, and other equipment as needed.
- Maintaining a valid Class-A CDL license.
Full-time, Part-time, and Seasonal positions available. All drivers are home daily. Experience driving tractor-trailer and a current Class-A CDL license is required.Ā No proof of vaccination required.Ā Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees!Ā $2,000 retention bonus after the first 6 months.
Lowboy Driver for Equipment Transportation
Drives lowboy semi-trailer truck to transport Kafka owned equipment locally between land clearing and/or grinding work sites. All drivers are home daily. Must be able to safely and efficiently maneuver vehicle, obeying traffic laws and safety procedures. Must be able to operate various heavy equipment in order to load and unload trailer prior to transporting, as needed. Must be able to make minor repairs to vehicle and trailer as needed, or assist company mechanics as needed. Must be careful and considerate to maintain clean and functional equipment. Must be able to work year round in all weather conditions. Must be willing to drive other trucks, including but not limited to semi-trucks for mulch hauls, dump trucks for rock hauls, and service vehicles as needed.
All truck drivers are required to have a Class-A CDL and a clean driving record upon hire.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Driving truck year round, in various weather conditions, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Operating various heavy equipment to load and unload equipment onto trailer, as needed.
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance to truck, trailer, and other equipment as needed.
- Maintaining a valid Class-A CDL license.
Full-time and part-time positions available. All drivers are home daily. Experience driving tractor-trailer and a current Class-A CDL license is required.Ā No proof of vaccination required.Ā Generous benefit packages available for full-time employees!
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Performs preventative maintenance and regular repairs on various pieces of heavy equipment including but not limited to loaders, excavators, skidsteers, bulldozers, forklifts, conveyors, and more. Will work under seasoned mechanic on site at company crushing facility, while also occasionally servicing at various local job sites. Must be willing to learn, take direction, work diligently, and work with operators to prioritize workload.
Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining a general knowledge and understanding of Kafka Graniteās procedures and safety precautions.
- Inspecting and maintaining a variety of heavy equipment in a timely manner.
- Completing required paperwork thoroughly.
Full-time position available, part-time positions upon request. Must be hardworking, self-motivated, adaptable, and resourceful. Heavy equipment mechanic experience/degree is required. No proof of vaccination required. Starting wage is based on experience. Generous benefit package including health, dental, vision, life, and retirement for full-time employees!