Production Equipment Operator

Triple-S Steel•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Triple-S Steel, we live and work by our core values: Stability, Flexibility, and Chemistry. Since our inception over 50 years ago, we have fostered an entrepreneurial spirit and expanded from a small family retail operation in Houston to selling over 1 Million tons per year across the US and South America. We supply steel for major infrastructure projects and treat our customers and employees like family. We are looking for a Production Equipment Operator to join our team.

Requirements

Ability to correctly read and understand work orders and/or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
Ability to effectively use basic computer applications.
Demonstrate intermediate math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
Ability to safely meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.
Ability to effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision; work alone and in a team environment.
Develop a good working knowledge of material and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.
Use hands/fingers to handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
Lift and carry up to 50 pounds for up to 20 feet to heights of 5 feet; exert 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects, reach, squat, stand, walk up to 2 miles per day, climb up stairs, ladders and on equipment while wearing required personal protective equipment as necessary.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Follow Triple-S safe methods of work at all times, and immediately advise supervisor of any unsafe conditions.
Manipulate, cut and/or form raw material according to work orders to meet customer requirements.
Maintain and safely operate tools and equipment as assigned, including but not limited to tape measure, caliper, shear, CNC burning table, band saw, iron worker, track burner, haven tube cutter, forklift, overhead crane and personal protective equipment.
Maintain spatial orientation and awareness to safely move around work environment with many moving objects.
Use clear vision to judge near and far distance to maintain awareness of ongoing work activities of other employees.
Work indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather conditions including precipitation, cold/heat, high wind, and turbulent conditions. The Production Equipment Operator will be regularly exposed to the typical weather of the local area.
Attend all required company meetings.
Other duties may be assigned.