Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Meet Sarah Harrison and Emma Jordan, heavy equipment operators at our quarry in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

“Girls do guys’ jobs all the time,” is what Sarah Harrison will tell you when she talks about her job driving a 45-ton haul truck at the Georgia-Pacific quarry. Sarah takes pride in her work and feels good knowing she is a woman in a traditionally male-dominated role and can succeed at it.

Emma Jordan operates a massive 972 loader, dropping 10 to 11 tons of gypsum into semi-trucks, which then transfer the gypsum to the plant. To say she’s motivated is an understatement; in just six months, she has taken daily production from 1200 - 1400 tons to 2000 - 2500 tons per day.

"Just keep pushing," is Emma's motivational advice for other women. “There are always going to be obstacles and things to overcome.”

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