Material Handler Night Shift

Drake-Williams Steel•Omaha, NE

4d•$19 - $30

About The Position

The Material Handler fills customer orders and assembles shipments of fabricated bar, warehouse bar, and other materials for customers and suppliers. The role also receives and unloads incoming materials, then places them in inventory storage, staging areas, and work areas. The position is based at Rebar in Omaha, Nebraska, and works a second shift from 3:15 P.M. to 1:45 A.M. The job requires identifying steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances; locating materials using yard maps, cut lists, and shop drawings; and loading and unloading trailers, rail cars, customer vehicles, and machines. The Material Handler uses material-moving equipment and may identify errors or discrepancies in cut lists and shop drawings before or during early fabrication. Other duties may be assigned by management, and attendance at required meetings and reliable attendance at scheduled hours are expected. Work involves frequent standing and continuous walking during an 8- to 12-hour shift, with sitting limited to breaks and lunch. The employee may lift and carry materials and tools, climb, stoop, crouch, kneel, crawl, reach, guide crane-suspended materials, and pull chains by hand. The role is performed in shop and yard areas, with exposure to weather conditions and occasional exposure to fumes, odors, dust, solvents, greases, oils, and coolants. Required PPE includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats. A 40-hour workweek is expected; overtime and weekends may be required based on company needs.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, coworkers, supervisors, and managers.
Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on work progress and priorities.
Skill in using an auto measurer, tape measure, or 1 rule.
Ability to pass a company-administered test covering shop drawing interpretation, fractional calculations, basic geometry, and related topics.
Ability to interpret and use cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings.
Ability to use a computer for cut lists and inventory purposes.
Attention to detail, pride in workmanship, and commitment to safe work practices.
Ability to safely operate forklifts and overhead cranes and use crane-operation hand signals.
Ability to follow inventory procedures and multitask.
Ability to hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues and visually read and interpret cut lists and shop drawings.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged standing and walking, lifting and carrying loads, climbing, reaching, and guiding materials.
Expected to work 40 hours per week; overtime and weekends may be required based on company needs.
Wear required personal protective equipment, including steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.

Nice To Haves

At least six months of experience in a steel manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Fill customer orders and assemble shipments of fabricated bar, warehouse bar, and other materials for customers and suppliers.
Receive and unload incoming material from suppliers.
Locate materials in inventory storage, staging areas, and work areas according to instructions and inventory procedures.
Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances.
Locate bars or mesh according to yard maps, cut lists, and shop drawings.
Load and unload trailers, rail cars, customer vehicles, and machines.
Identify errors and discrepancies in cut lists and shop drawings before or during early stages of fabrication.
Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, jib cranes, conveyors, and transfers to move materials.
Use industry and company-adopted hand signals during crane operations.
Perform minor mechanical tasks on machines, such as changing a forklift tank and cleaning.
Attend meetings as required by management and reliably work scheduled hours at assigned locations.
Perform other duties assigned by management.