Material Handler Night Shift

Overview

Handle, locate, load/unload steel materials and operate equipment for shipments.

Key Responsibilities

• material loading
• crane operation
• forklift operation
• steel identification
• mechanical maintenance
• cut list review

Tasks

-Load/unload trailers, rail cars, customer vehicles, and machines. -Locate material as trained and instructed. -Stoop or crouch OCCASIONALLY while performing the regular job duties. The position will be held continuously for a few seconds to 15 minutes, depending upon the job. -Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances. -Lift weights up to 60 pounds OCCASIONALLY from knee to waist, which includes the various tools utilized in the process of performing the usual work duties during the 8 to 12 hour work shift. -Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment. PPE includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats. -Pull hand over hand OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to pull chain through material. Force varies up to 50 pounds. -Perform minor mechanical tasks on machines (change forklift tank, cleaning, etc.) -Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, jib cranes, conveyors, and transfers in order to move materials. -Attend all meetings as required by management. -Identify cut list and shop drawing errors and discrepancies before or during early stages of fabrication. -Crawl OCCASIONALLY up to 5 feet to access tools, materials, etc. -Stand FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift. -Lift weights up to 30 pounds FREQUENTLY from floor to head, which includes the various tools and blocks utilized in the process of performing the usual work duties during the 8 to 12 hour work shift. -Kneel in the commission of job duties OCCASIONALLY, depending upon the job. -Sit only during the break and lunch periods. -Reach forward OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to perform job duties or to retrieve tools. The employee will OCCASIONALLY be required to reach to full forward extension. -Carry weights noted above distances ranging from a few feet to 300 feet. -Climb OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY up and down steps, ladders, or onto conveyors. -Reach overhead OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to guide material attached to the cranes, to attach the cables to the stiff leg, to locate blocks, or to saw blocks. -Push and pull material attached to an overhead crane or jib crane OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to properly guide into place. Force varies up to 35 pounds. -Locate bars or mesh according to the layout shown on yard map, cut lists and shop drawings.

Requirements

• forklift
• overhead crane
• shop drawings
• computer
• 6 months
• multi-task

What You Bring

-Ability to possess pride in own workmanship, demonstrate attention to detail, and work safely. -Walk CONTINOUSLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift. -Upper Extremity whipping/shaking motion of rebar up to 60 OCCASIONALLY TO FREQUENTLY on shear line. -Ability to use a computer for cut-lists and inventory purposes. -Exposure to fumes, odors and dusts in the shop/yard areas OCCASIONALLY. -Exposure to solvents, greases, oils, and coolants OCCASIONALLY. -Ability to follow inventory procedures. -Hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues. -Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes in a safe and proper manner. Use and understand industry and Drake-Williams Steel adopted hand signals used for crane operations. -Minimum of six months of experience in a steel manufacturing environment preferred. -Ability to pass a Drake-Williams Steel, Inc. administered test that covers shop drawing interpretation, fractional number calculations, basic geometry, etc. -Exposure to heat, cold, wet and humid conditions in the shop/yard areas based on weather conditions. -Ability to multi-task. -Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions. -Consistently and reliably works scheduled hours at assigned locations. -Ability to effectively communicate with vendors, co-workers, supervisors and managers. -Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on the progress of work and setting priorities for job completion. -Ability to interpret, understand and utilize cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings. -Visual ability to read and interpret cut lists and shop drawings. Safety glasses are required in the shop area. -Ability to read, write, and perform higher arithmetic computations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals and fractions. -Skill in using auto measurer, tape measure, or 1 rule.

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About Drake-Williams Steel, Inc.

-Survived the Great Depression by launching Omaha Buckets in the 1920s, then pivoted to structural steel in 1958. -Evolved through four generations of family leadership into a world-class fabrication facility with plants in NE, IA, CO. -Major projects range from institutional and healthcare buildings like TD Ameritrade HQ to rail components and bridges. -The 2011 acquisition of Mountain Steel Division broadened capabilities and geographic presence into Colorado. -Went employee-owned via ESOP in 2014, fueling modernization, robotic fabrication, and lean-manufacturing initiatives. -Services cover structural, rebar, miscellaneous & railroad steel, coatings, detailing, distribution, and contract fabrication.

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