Material Handler Night Shift

Starting wage $19-25 DOB

Primary Purpose Of This Position

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Receive incoming materials from customers or delivery drivers.

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Prepare materials for paint or other operations. Includes grinding, hand sanding, chemical wash and rinse, hanging, and other preparation as directed.

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Place and retrieve materials from ovens and paint areas. Package and load finished product.

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Keep materials organized and in proper location to enhance production flow throughout manufacturing. Other duties/tasks assigned .

Essential Job Functions

• Safely operate boom lifts, forklifts, skid steers, and manual carts, in order to move materials.
• Keep material storage locations and racks organized and safe.
• Move all processed material to the designated locations as trained and instructed.
• Other duties as directed by the Foreman or Lead person.
• Work with painters and blasters to have all product located and ready ahead of time and deliver to the designated location when call for.
• Be courteous and friendly; present a good image of DWS to customers and suppliers.
• Attend all Tool Box meetings and other meetings as required by the Foreman.
• Follow all company work and safety rules and policies.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Skill in using complex measuring equipment.
• Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on the progress of work and setting priorities for job completion.
• Ability to use independent judgment in the analysis of work requirements and the determination of alternative methods to be used within the limits of standard accepted practices.
• Ability to read, write, and perform higher arithmetic computations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
• Knowledge of paint systems and inventory storage locations and methods.
• Ability to organize material.
• Ability to follow inventory procedures.
• Knowledge of DWS shop orders, shipping and receiving practices, and material packaging procedures.
• Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions.

Physical Demands

Stand OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift.

Walk OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift.

Sit OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift. Sitting times will vary daily. Most sitting will be on a forklift.

Lift w e i ghts 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.

Lift weights up to 70 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.

Carry weights noted above distances ranging from a few feet to 100 feet.

Climb OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY up and down steps, ladders, onto material, or onto conveyors.

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.

Kneel in the commission of job duties OCCASIONALLY, depending upon the job.

Crawl OCCASIONALLY up to 5 feet to access tools, materials, etc.

Reach forward FREQUENTLY to perform job duties or to retrieve tools. The employee will

OCCASIONALLY be required to reach to full forward extension.

Reach overhead OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to guide material attached to the cranes, to attach the chains from the crane to the material, to locate blocks, or to saw blocks.

Push and pull material either attached to an overhead crane or jib crane or on pallets

OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to properly guide into place. Force varies up to 35 pounds.

Pull hand over hand OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to pull chain through material. Force varies up to 70 pounds.

Non-Material Handling Demands

• Hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues
• Employee is expected to work 40 hours a week. However, hours including overtime and weekends may be required based on Drake-Williams Steel’s needs.
• Visual ability to read and interpret shop drawings. Safety glasses are required in the shop area.
• Exposure to heat, cold, wet and humid conditions in the shop area OCCASIONALLY to

FREQUENTLY.

• Exposure to fumes, odors and dusts in the shop area OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY.
• Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment. PPE includes metatarsal safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.
• Exposure to solvents, greases, oils, and coolants OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY.

Tools Required

Pencil, Tape Measure, Markers, Chainsaw, Hooks, Pry-Bar, Ladders, and Chains.

Machines Utilized

Boom lifts, forklifts, skid steers, and manual carts.

Experience and Education Required:

• Minimum of six months of experience in a steel manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• High School degree or equivalent.

Please visit our Employee Benefits page (http://www.dwsteel.com/benefits)

for more information!