Material Handler

Triple-S Steel•Galveston, TX

About The Position

Triple-S Steel is seeking a motivated Material Handler. The role is responsible for following safety standards, meeting daily productivity goals and quality requirements, and performing routine maintenance while assisting with non-routine maintenance. The handler moves steel between storage and production areas, loading docks, and vehicles, using manual methods and equipment such as forklifts and overhead cranes. The job also involves preparing and securing loads, maintaining equipment, monitoring workplace safety, and coordinating with others on routing, safety, and customer relations. The work takes place indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, with exposure to moving equipment and objects. Employees must maintain spatial awareness while working around people and equipment. Physical activities may include handling materials, lifting and carrying, walking, standing, reaching, squatting, climbing stairs and ladders, and working on equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Ability to correctly read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine work assignments and material or equipment needs.
Ability to safely meet or exceed company productivity standards.
Ability to plan and organize work independently, work without direct supervision, and work alone or as part of a team.
Ability to develop a working knowledge of products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain interdepartmental communication regarding routing, safety, and customer relations.
Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
May be required to demonstrate strong customer relations skills.
Ability to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, and to talk or hear.
Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands of the position, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

Follow Triple-S safe work methods and promptly advise a supervisor of unsafe conditions.
Move steel safely between storage or production areas, loading docks, and delivery vehicles using manual methods, forklifts, overhead cranes, or other equipment.
Attach slings, hooks, or other lifting devices, guide loads, and climb onto vehicles to tie down or release loaded material.
Apply proper bundling techniques.
Configure loads according to planned routes, including multiple stops.
Maximize trailer load capacity without sacrificing safety.
Maintain and safely operate assigned tools and equipment, including measuring tools, pallet trucks, banding machines, lifting devices, forklifts, overhead cranes, and personal protective equipment.
Identify equipment safety issues and promptly report them.
Maintain awareness of people, equipment, distances, and ongoing work activities in the work environment.
Attend required company meetings.
Perform routine maintenance and assist with non-routine maintenance.
Carry out other duties as assigned.