Shipping and Recieving

united Steel Fabrication•Fyffe, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

United Steel Fabrication LLC is seeking a dependable, safety-minded loader to load steel onto trucks at the shop and unload incoming material and deliveries. This is physical, hands-on work involving long, heavy, and irregular steel. The employee is responsible for handling material safely and without damage, accurately tracking each piece, and ensuring loads are blocked, banded, and secured so material does not shift in transit. The role works closely with forklift and crane operators, drivers, and shop personnel. It includes verifying material against lists and paperwork, staging material by job and sequence, maintaining organized and hazard-free work areas, and promptly reporting damage, shortages, and discrepancies. The position is onsite in Fyffe, Alabama, and is full-time.

Requirements

Experience loading and unloading steel, pipe, lumber, or other long and heavy material.
Forklift experience with safe operating habits; must be able to obtain and maintain certification.
Ability to handle long, heavy, and irregular material safely by hand and with equipment.
Ability to identify and consistently track piece marks, job numbers, and material locations.
Ability to count and verify material accurately and complete load and receiving paperwork.
Ability to read shipping lists, packing slips, bills of lading, and job travelers.
Dependable attendance, punctuality, and a strong work ethic.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate clearly with drivers, supervisors, and coworkers.
Safety-mindedness and awareness of people, equipment, and material movement in the shop and yard.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, and perform physical work throughout the shift.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed and to push, pull, and handle steel with equipment and helpers.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in heat, cold, dust, noise, and changing weather conditions.
Ability to wear required PPE, which may include safety glasses, gloves, steel-toe boots, and hearing protection.
Ability to safely work around forklifts, cranes, trucks, suspended loads, and stored structural steel.

Nice To Haves

Previous shipping, receiving, yard, or loadout experience in a structural steel or fabrication shop.
Current forklift certification or documented powered industrial truck training.
Experience rigging and signaling an overhead crane.
Experience loading and securing structural steel or other irregular loads.
Familiarity with shop drawings, load lists, shipping lists, and piece-mark tracking.
Basic computer skills for load photos, receiving paperwork, and email.

Responsibilities

Load columns, beams, channel, angle, plate, and miscellaneous steel onto flatbeds and vans according to load lists.
Verify piece marks against shipping lists and mark off pieces as they are loaded.
Place, stack, block, band, tie down, and secure loads using appropriate dunnage and blocking.
Use tag lines and safe hand signals when working with forklift and crane operators.
Keep loading areas clear and stay out of pinch points, swing radius, and drop zones.
Safely unload incoming steel, deliveries, and vendor trucks without damaging material.
Unload and stage material at delivery or drop-off locations when assigned.
Verify counts, sizes, lengths, and piece marks as material is unloaded; inspect for damage, shortages, or incorrect items and report discrepancies the same day.
Stage unloaded material in designated locations so it can be located and pulled for fabrication.
Count and confirm material against purchase orders, packing slips, bills of lading, and job travelers.
Tag material with job numbers and piece marks before it leaves the receiving area.
Keep signed bills of lading, packing slips, and load photos together and turn them in.
Keep the yard organized by job and sequence so material is easy to locate and jobs do not get mixed.
Operate a forklift, overhead crane, or other material-handling equipment when qualified.
Perform daily equipment checks and report unsafe conditions or equipment issues.
Keep loading, receiving, and yard areas clean, orderly, and free of hazards.
Follow company safety rules, PPE requirements, and load-securement procedures.
Perform other related yard and material-handling duties as assigned.