Lift Truck Operator

Koppers Inc. • Guthrie, KY

5d

About The Position

The Lift Truck Operator operates heavy equipment related to treated cross ties, switch ties, and bridge timbers. The role includes fueling, caring for, and maintaining equipment, and complying with company, local, and federal safety requirements. The operator works with employees from laborers to management and has no supervisory responsibilities.

The operator uses a lift truck to load and unload trucks, feed process equipment, and move stacks to storage in the yard. Duties also include completing inspections and delivery paperwork, marking ties and tie runs, handling and positioning ties with a tie pick and pry bar, and performing other construction-related duties as required.

The position carries substantial safety and housekeeping responsibilities, including following SH&E policies, using required PPE, completing assigned inspections, reporting incidents and unsafe conditions, monitoring treated ties for drippage, and reporting or cleaning up hydraulic leaks. The schedule is 2nd shift.

Requirements

• Pass preemployment medical screening.
• Be able to obtain certification as a powered industrial equipment operator.
• Be trained as authorized personnel and/or affected personnel for lockout/tagout.
• Demonstrate acceptable retention of required training elements.
• Be trained to handle hazardous waste.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment related to treated cross ties, switch ties, and bridge timbers.
• Maintain equipment and notify a supervisor of mechanical issues.
• Operate a lift truck to load and unload trucks, feed process equipment, and move stacks to storage in the yard.
• Conduct and document pre-shift lift truck inspections.
• Perform basic equipment maintenance and refueling.
• Complete delivery truck paperwork properly.
• Enter and exit the lift truck cab.
• Mark ties for kerfing and endplating.
• Mark tie runs to identify the customer, size, and lift truck operator.
• Use a tie pick to position ties on the ground and stack ties.
• Use a pry bar to position ties.
• Lift, lower, push, or pull 4 x 4s and 4 x 6s from racks to truck bundles.
• Walk across railroad ties, ballast, uneven terrain, oiled surfaces, and slopes.
• Use hand tools, including hammers, wrenches, pliers, and sledge hammers.
• Perform other construction-related duties as required.
• Comply with SH&E regulations and corporate and plant SH&E policies and procedures.
• Promptly and properly report incidents, injuries, damage, spills, and releases.
• Promptly report and, if possible, correct unsafe acts and conditions.
• Wear PPE required by applicable hazard assessments, including restricted-use pesticide PPE requirements.
• Complete SH&E inspections assigned by management.
• Perform required housekeeping activities.
• Watch for drippage from treated ties in the yard and report it to the Yard Supervisor.
• Promptly report and clean up hydraulic leaks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed