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Heavy Forklift Operator
YOUR ROLE
Are you known for your leadership skills and passionate about logistics and organization? If so, we have an opportunity that would allow you to help team members to execute essential manual duties and contribute to delivering results in a safe and efficient steel fabrication operation. Must be able to move 60' to 20' Tubes/Beams onto and off trucks. Knowing how to load flatbeds with steel structures.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Serve as the lead to distribute work assignments and daily activities to team members. Promote safe work practices. Follow and ensure quality standards are adhered to. Post the performance numbers for area.
Fork operation
Oversee loading and unloading of products.
Manage material organization by moving materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
Coordinate receipt, storage and distribution of materials, tools equipment, and products within assigned area.
Comply with legal procedures for handling and receiving goods.
Ensure the proper labeling, tagging, and packing of goods and materials in the assigned area.
Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets/racks, move orders to packing station or shipping department.
Opens bales, crates, and other containers.
Assist in receiving cargo by removing it from the truck by hand or using manual equipment
Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or loading area according to predetermined sequence such Job name and Shipping dates
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED; Two year experience in distribution environment; two years of industry-related experience preferred.
Credentials: May require forklift certification.
Skills: Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds; Good or corrected vision; Ability to add and subtract.
Characteristics: Ability to communicate and interact effectively with multi-functional and diverse backgrounds; Ability to read, comprehend and complete basic checklists, forms, or other related documents; Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.

Physical Demands:

• Stand CONTINUOUSLY over the course of the 8-to-12-hour work shift.
• Walk CONTINUOUSLY over the course of the 8-to-12-hour work shift. The distances walked will range from a distance of a few feet to 60-foot length of a steel beam.
• Sit only during the break and lunch periods. Rarely one will be able to sit while welding.
• Lift weights up to 20 pounds from floor to chest CONTINUOUSLY, which includes the various tools utilized in the process of performing the usual work duties.
• Lift weights up to 35 pounds from floor to waist FREQUENTLY, during the 10 to 12 during the work shift.
• Lift weights up to 85 pounds from floor to waist OCCASIONALLY, during the 10 to 12 during the work shift. Jib cranes and overhead cranes are available for the employee's assistance with lifting.
• Carry weights noted above distances ranging from a few feet to the 60-feet length of the steel beam.
• Push and pull drawers open and closed OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to retrieve tools. An employee will OCCASIONALLY push a beam attached to a jib crane or overhead crane to properly guide into place. Force varies up to 35 pounds.
• Climb OCCASIONALLY onto beams stacked on sawhorses to guide into place. An employee will OCCASIONALLY climb a ladder of 6 to 10 feet while performing job duties.
• Stoop or crouch on an OCCASIONAL to FREQUENT basis while performing the regular job duties. The position will be held continuously for a few seconds to 15 minutes, depending upon the job.
• Kneel in the commission of job duties on an OCCASIONAL to FREQUENT basis, depending upon the job. The position will be held continuously for a few minutes to 15 minutes.
• Crawl RARELY under a beam to reach the opposite side. The distance crawled is less than 3 feet.
• Reach forward CONTINUOUSLY to perform job duties or to retrieve tools. The employee will OCCASIONALLY be required to reach to full forward extension.
• Reach overhead OCCASIONALLY to guide a beam attached to the cranes and to attach the chains from the crane to the beams or to weld while underneath the beam.
• Balance OCCASIONALLY to climb ladders and to walk on steel beams. An employee will not be working at unprotected heights.
• Gross finger dexterity skills to operate the various tools and equipment utilized in the course of standard job duties. A trigger squeeze motion is required to operate the grinders. Fine finger dexterity is not required.