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At Oregon Steel Mills LLC, our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees. The starting wage for this role is $25.00/hour with monthly bonus opportunities. Our amazing benefits package starts on your very first day and includes low cost family medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation and paid holidays, a 401k plan with a 5% employer match, and an additional employer funded retirement savings account.

• Operate mobile equipment including but not limited to forklifts, front loader, mobile cranes and heavy trucks
• Operate scrap burning equipment
• Unload and load scrap metal from trucks and railcars
• Grade incoming and outgoing scrap while keeping inventory separated
• Maintain equipment using basic hand tools
• Perform daily safety inspection of all equipment
• Keep accurate and legible records
• Maintain a clean and safe work area; keep areas free from scrap and debris
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Ability to be an Oregon Steel Mills Certified Forklift Operator
• Ability to be an Oregon Steel Mills Certified Mobile Crane Operator
• Able to learn, retain, and apply new knowledge
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Flexibility and willingness to learn, and accept changes in job duties
• Excellent math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, accurate number identification
• Able to work independently
• Able to sit for long periods of time
• Must have good spatial and relational perception
• Knowledge of hand communicating signals for crane/ground communications
• Able to use basic hand tools: wrenches, hammers, and screwdrivers
• Able to work in environment subject to fluctuations in heat, humidity, odors, dust, and noise.
• Able to work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and/or overtime

Our total compensation package includes amazing benefits!

• Competitive wages and bonus opportunities
• Family medical, dental, and prescription coverage at minimal employee cost
• Short and long term disability programs
• Competitive retirement plans
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employer-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance options
• Paid vacation and recognized statutory holidays
• Apprenticeship and career advancement within the company
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness program

All applicants must be eligible to work in the USA. While we thank all those who apply, only those being actively considered for employment will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is an Equal Opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail careers@orionsteel.com or call: (312) 533-3577.

We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Orion Steel Group, L.L.C is a leading producer of engineered steel products for rail, energy and industrial end markets with a legacy of operational success in the United States and Canada. We recycle nearly 1 million tons of scrap metal a year making steel to produce the materials vital to energy exploration, recovery and transmission, central to the movement of goods and people, and critical to building North America’s industrial infrastructure. From railroads to green energy, our engineered steel products strengthen our economy. Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, but all share a common set of core values. They work together to solve problems, contribute ideas and develop leading-edge products and processes that ensure success for our customers and our business. Strength in steel, strength in people.