Material Handler
About The Position
We are seeking a motivated and reliable Material Handler to pull, load, and receive steel materials in support of company operations. The role requires safe material handling, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Compensation is $19–$22 per hour, depending on experience. The position involves frequent physical activity and operation of material-handling equipment. Work takes place indoors and outdoors in local weather conditions, including precipitation, cold, heat, and high winds. The role may also involve exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and electrical-shock risks in operations or laboratory areas. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform 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-established minimum productivity levels.
- Ability to plan and organize work independently, work without direct supervision, and work alone or in a team environment.
- Ability to develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
- Ability to maintain ongoing interdepartmental communications related to 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 perform the physical demands described, including lifting and carrying materials, walking, standing, reaching, squatting, and climbing stairs, ladders, and equipment.
- Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities
- Follow Triple-S safe work methods and immediately advise a supervisor of unsafe conditions.
- Move steel safely between storage or production areas, loading docks, and delivery vehicles using manual handling, forklifts, overhead cranes, or other equipment.
- Attach slings, hooks, or other lifting devices; guide loads; and climb onto vehicles to secure or release material being loaded.
- Apply proper bundling techniques.
- Configure loads for planned routes, including multiple stops.
- Maximize trailer load capacity without compromising safety.
- Maintain and safely operate assigned tools and equipment, including tape measures, calipers, hammers, pallet trucks, banding machines, micrometers, beam hooks, plate lifting clamps, forklifts, overhead cranes, and personal protective equipment.
- Identify equipment safety issues and promptly report them.
- Maintain spatial orientation and awareness while moving through a work environment with moving objects, people, and equipment.
- Attend required company meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
