Equipment Operator I - Night Shift

Crest Industries•Pineville, LA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

DIS-TRAN Steel, located in Pineville, LA, is looking for an Equipment Operator to join their team. The role requires experience operating a forklift in an industrial manufacturing facility. The Equipment Operator will perform required operator maintenance on fork trucks and must be able to read and interpret typed reports and schedules. The company values its people as its biggest assets and fosters a culture of respect and integrity, while also knowing how to get things done.

Requirements

Experience operating a forklift in an industrial manufacturing facility is required.
Ability to read and interpret typed reports and schedules is required.
Ability to perform basic operator maintenance on fork trucks required.
Must complete on-site training and demonstrate safe operation of machinery.
Clear Motor Vehicle Report.

Nice To Haves

A working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading material onto trucks is preferred.
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as forklifts, preferred.
Working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading on to truck preferred.

Responsibilities

Learns and follows safety regulations.
Takes actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
Monitors operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
Adjusts handwheels and depresses pedals to control attachments.
Starts engines, moves throttles, switches, or levers, or depresses pedals to operate machines.
Coordinates machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from team members.
Loads and moves equipment, or other materials, using fork trucks or related equipment.
Checks fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
Performs operator maintenance on fork trucks.
Inspects equipment before use.
Locates material using project numbers and piecemarks.