Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Triple-S Steel•Houston, TX

About The Position

Triple-S Steel is seeking a motivated Material Handler to execute safety standards, achieve daily productivity goals while meeting quality requirements, perform routine maintenance, and assist with non-routine maintenance. The role involves safely handling and moving steel in storage and production areas, at loading docks, and on delivery vehicles using manual methods and equipment. It also includes preparing and securing loads, maintaining equipment, and coordinating with others on routing, safety, and customer relations.

Requirements

Ability to correctly read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material or equipment needs.
Ability to safely meet or exceed the company's minimum productivity levels.
Ability to plan and organize work independently, work without direct supervision, and contribute in both independent and team settings.
Ability to develop a good working knowledge of products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain interdepartmental communication 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 activities described, including handling or feeling objects; talking or hearing; occasional standing, walking, and reaching; and lifting or moving materials.
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.
Safely move steel to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, and delivery vehicles by hand or using forklifts, overhead cranes, or other equipment.
Attach slings, hooks, or other devices to lift and guide loads, and climb onto vehicles to tie down or release material being loaded.
Apply proper bundling techniques.
Configure loads based on planned routes, including multiple stops.
Maximize trailer load capacity without sacrificing safety.
Maintain and safely operate assigned tools and equipment, including measuring tools, pallet trucks, banding machines, lifting devices, forklifts, overhead cranes, and personal protective equipment.
Identify equipment safety issues and promptly report them.
Maintain spatial orientation and awareness around moving people, objects, and equipment.
Attend all required company meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.