Material Handler 1st Shift

Triple-S Steel • San Antonio, TX

23d

About The Position

This is a steel material handler position responsible for properly reading and executing work orders to meet customer requirements in a timely manner. This nonexempt, hourly position typically reports directly to the Warehouse Supervisor or Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. The position requires working in accordance with Triple-S Steel job requirements and Safe Methods of Work. Overtime may be required to meet customer needs. The role involves moving, loading, and handling steel safely using assigned equipment, while working indoors and outdoors in a range of local weather conditions.

Requirements

• Ability to correctly read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
• Ability to safely meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
• Ability to plan and organize work activities independently of direct supervision and work alone or in a team environment.
• Ability to develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
• Ability to maintain ongoing interdepartmental communications 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 described physical activities, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, exerting specified forces, walking up to 5 miles per day, and climbing stairs, ladders, and equipment while wearing required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varied weather conditions, including precipitation, cold, heat, high wind, and turbulent conditions.

Responsibilities

• Follow Triple-S safe methods of work at all times 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 a forklift, overhead crane, or other equipment.
• Attach slings, hooks, or other devices to lift material and guide loads; climb onto vehicles to tie down and release material being loaded.
• Apply proper bundling techniques, configure loads for planned routes and multiple stops, and maximize trailer load capacity without sacrificing safety.
• Maintain and safely operate assigned tools and equipment, including tape measure, caliper, hammer, pallet trucks, banding machine, micrometer, beam hooks, plate lifting clamps, forklift, overhead crane, and personal protective equipment.
• Identify equipment safety issues and promptly report them.
• Maintain spatial orientation and awareness while moving through a work environment with moving objects; judge near and far distances to remain aware of other people and equipment.
• Attend all required company meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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