Forklift Operator I - III

Get ready to grow with us!
Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a Forklift Driver to join our Geneva Pipe and Precast team in Salt Lake City, UT.

WE OFFER:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D Insurance (1st of month after hire)
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Weekly Paycheck
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Bonus Potential
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (day 1 of employment)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety

OUR VALUES:

• Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
• Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
• Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Under ongoing supervision, loads and unloads large concrete products and accessories onto flatbed trucks and trailers. Employee may be asked to load or unload other materials as required by the facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Loads materials and equipment safely and efficiently on vehicles.
• Unloads materials and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Moves product, materials, and equipment safely.
• Prepares vehicles and equipment for loads.
• Cuts materials in a safe manner to ensure safe transport of product and equipment
• Counts and marks all materials.
• Operates forklifts, cranes, and other heavy equipment in a safe manner.
• Participates in all inventories.
• Performs other duties as needed by the Production Supervisor.
• Conducts safety audits.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Ability to read preventive maintenance sheets and instruction manuals.
• Writes weekly preventive maintenance reports.
• Uses verbal communication skills on the radio and in working with Laborers, other drivers, and associates from other departments.
• Reads pipe numbers and other markings, including fractions, tape measure, calculates peak loads and rigging loads.
• Operates forklifts, spreader bar, grease gun, and gas pump.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Forklift certification or ability to obtain upon employment.
• Ability to certify on Grader/Loader and other various industrial powered vehicles.
• Overhead Crane certification or ability to obtain upon employment.

Northwest Pipe is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the Company considers individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, age, religion, color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. All employment requirements mandated by local, state, and federal regulations will be observed.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, Stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)
• Standing/Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers such as steering, moving levers to operate a forklift
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to steer and operate forklift levers

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.)
• Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side
• Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to pick tools and items off floor, cleaning area
• Stooping: Positions self to pick items off floor (This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward of outward
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Crawling: Moving about to help tie down pipes/boxes on flat bed trucks
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in driving and operating a forklift
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Lifting: Raising object from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position (this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles)

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity

The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Vision Requirements

Over 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus
• The worker is required to have close vision (Clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• The worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Weather Condition

Over 2/3 of the time

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation
• The worker is subject to vibrations: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small, enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia

Noise Levels

Over 2/3 of the time

• Very loud noise (examples: jack hammer work, front row at rock concert)

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
• Loud noise (examples: metal can manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment)

Supervision Received

General Supervision: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.