Material Handler

Triple-S Steel • Chesapeake, VA

17d

About The Position

The Material Handler pulls, loads, and receives steel materials to support operations. The role requires safe handling of materials using manual methods and equipment, preparing and configuring loads, maintaining tools and equipment, and coordinating with other departments. Work takes place indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, with regular exposure to the local area's typical weather. Employees must maintain awareness of people and equipment moving throughout the work environment and attend required company meetings. Other duties may be assigned.

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 company-established minimum productivity levels.
• Ability to plan and organize work independently of direct supervision and work both alone and in a team environment.
• Ability to develop a good working knowledge of product 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.
• Physical ability to perform the described work, including handling materials and using hands and fingers; physical demands in the description include lifting and moving up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 40 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and 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 hands, forklifts, overhead cranes, or other equipment.
• Attach slings, hooks, or other devices to lift and guide loads, and climb onto vehicles to secure or release material being loaded.
• Apply proper bundling techniques and configure loads for planned routes, including multiple stops, while maximizing 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 judge near and far distances to stay aware of ongoing work activities involving people and equipment.
• Attend required company meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed