Material Handler

Triple-S Steel•Surprise, AZ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Triple-S Steel is seeking a motivated Material Handler for its 2nd shift. The position is responsible for following safety standards, meeting daily productivity goals and quality requirements, performing routine maintenance, and assisting with non-routine maintenance. Material Handlers safely move steel between storage and production areas, docks, and vehicles using manual handling and equipment. The role also involves preparing loads, maintaining tools and equipment, attending required meetings, and coordinating with other departments. Work takes place indoors and outdoors in varied weather conditions and around moving equipment and objects.

Requirements

Ability to correctly read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine 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 working knowledge of products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain ongoing 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, and to talk or hear.
Ability to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms occasionally.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Close, distance, and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The responsibilities describe frequent physical activity including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, walking up to 5 miles per day, standing, squatting, reaching, and climbing stairs, ladders, and equipment while wearing required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Follow safe work methods and immediately report unsafe conditions to a supervisor.
Move steel safely between storage and production areas, loading docks, and vehicles by hand or using forklifts, overhead cranes, and 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 according to planned routes, including multiple stops, and maximize trailer 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 of nearby people, equipment, and work activities.
Attend required company meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform routine maintenance and assist with non-routine maintenance.