Material Handler Day shift

Drake-Williams Steel•Omaha, NE

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 supplier material and places it in inventory storage, staging areas, or work areas. The position involves identifying steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances; locating bars or mesh using yard maps, cut lists, and shop drawings; and loading or unloading trailers, rail cars, customer vehicles, and machines. The Material Handler operates material-moving equipment, checks cut lists and shop drawings for errors or discrepancies, follows inventory procedures, and performs minor mechanical tasks on machines. The employee is expected to work scheduled hours reliably, attend required meetings, and perform other duties assigned by management. Work takes place in shop and yard areas, with potential exposure to weather, fumes, odors, dust, solvents, grease, oils, and coolants. The role requires required personal protective equipment, including steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats. Employees are expected to work 40 hours per week; overtime and weekends may be required based on company needs.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
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 setting 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 working safely.
Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes safely and properly and understand industry and company-adopted crane hand signals.
Ability to multitask and follow inventory procedures.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including prolonged standing and walking, lifting and carrying materials, climbing, reaching, pushing, pulling, and occasional kneeling or crawling.
Ability to hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues and visually read and interpret cut lists and shop drawings.
Expected to work 40 hours per week; overtime and weekends may be required based on company needs.

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 materials from suppliers and place them in inventory storage, staging areas, or work areas.
Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances.
Locate material as trained and instructed, using yard maps, cut lists, and shop drawings to locate bars or mesh.
Load and unload trailers, rail cars, customer vehicles, and machines.
Identify errors and discrepancies in cut lists and shop drawings before or during early fabrication stages.
Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, jib cranes, conveyors, and transfers to move materials.
Follow inventory procedures and use a computer for cut-list and inventory purposes.
Perform minor mechanical tasks on machines, such as changing a forklift tank and cleaning.
Attend meetings required by management and perform other duties assigned by management.
Work scheduled hours reliably at assigned locations and follow safe work practices.