Material Handler

Triple-S Steel•Houston, TX

152d

About The Position

Triple-S Steel is seeking a motivated Production Equipment Operator for a steel production equipment operator position requiring crane operating experience. The employee reads and executes work orders to meet customer requirements and works in accordance with Triple-S Steel job requirements and Safe Methods of Work. This is a non-exempt, hourly position that typically reports directly to the Warehouse Supervisor or Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. Overtime may be required to meet customer needs. Triple-S Steel describes its culture through the values of stability, flexibility, and chemistry, and says it treats customers and employees like family. The company has expanded from a small family retail operation in Houston to operations across the United States and South America, supplying steel for projects including bridges, stadiums, barges, and large buildings. The role involves manipulating, cutting, and forming raw material; operating and maintaining assigned equipment; following safe work methods; and working indoors and outdoors in local weather conditions. The job includes physical activity such as lifting, carrying, walking, climbing, and working around moving objects. The employee may also be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and electrical-shock risks in operations or laboratory areas.

Requirements

At least two years of crane operating experience.
Ability to correctly read and understand work orders and/or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material and equipment needs.
Ability to effectively use basic computer applications.
Intermediate math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to safely meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
Ability to plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision and to work alone or in a team environment.
Ability to develop a good working knowledge of material and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Ability to use hands and fingers to handle or feel and to talk or hear.
Ability to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Follow Triple-S safe methods of work and immediately advise a supervisor of unsafe conditions.
Manipulate, cut, and/or form raw material according to work orders and customer requirements.
Maintain and safely operate assigned tools and equipment, including tape measures, calipers, shears, CNC burning tables, band saws, iron workers, track burners, Haven tube cutters, forklifts, overhead cranes, and personal protective equipment.
Maintain spatial orientation and awareness while moving safely around a work environment with moving objects.
Use clear vision to judge near and far distances and remain aware of other employees' work activities.
Attend all required company meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.