Loader

Description

Summary: Operates overhead cranes, hostler, and forklift to move, and position loads of steel within the production yard and facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Actively participate in Seaport Steel's Safety Program.
• Load Trailers using a hostler, forklift, and cranes.
• Review work order paperwork to ensure the accuracy of the load being built.
• Unload incoming trailers and railcars.
• Observes load hookup and determine the safety of the load.
• Manipulates or depresses crane control buttons, to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement.
• Uses hoisting attachments such as hook, sling, or bucket as load requires.
• Cleans and maintains crane and hoisting mechanism.
• Inspects crane for defective parts and notifies supervisor of defects or malfunctions.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or up to one year, preferred, related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.

• The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather) and risk of electrical shock.

• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and outdoor weather conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually above moderate.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Distance vision and Peripheral vision.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear.

• The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Salary : $23 - $27