What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance position at Texas Port Recycling LLC?
Job Details
Division: Texas Port Recycling LLC
Location: Houston, TX, United States
Other Available Locations: Texas
WHY NUCOR?
With a firm commitment to our team members and a variety of other benefits and performance incentives, it’s easy to see why Nucor is named one of America’s best employers. We work together to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment for each other. While delivering the highest quality products and service for our customers, we lead the steel industry in environmental responsibility. Joining our team means working with people who have your back and are invested in helping you build a strong future. You will never stop learning at Nucor – and when you are ready to take the next step in your career, we’re ready, too.
SOME OF THE BEST BENEFITS IN THE BUSINESS
Medical and dental are just the beginning. We value our teammates and offer benefits packages that also include profit sharing, retirement savings, scholarships and tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth potential. We strive to avoid implementing layoffs or furloughing our Teammates. We very strongly believe that a Nucor Teammate who does their job properly today, should feel confident that they will have a job tomorrow. For more information on our benefits go to Nucor.com/benefits.
New hires will receive a $2,000 sign-on bonus paid out in phases within your first 6 months.
Basic Job Functions:
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
- Properly follow company and OSHA safety procedures.
- Wear proper PPE as required.
- Perform daily inspections on equipment and report any defects or needed repairs to supervisor.
- Removing metals and debris from conveyor belt.
- Work in outdoor and indoor environments
- General labor duties that may include but not limited to sweeping, shoveling and general cleanup of any area and/or equipment and physical handling of materials, supplies, etc.
- Willing to cross-train in other positions and assist other employees as needed.
- Preventative maintenance and repairs on all equipment but not limited to shredder, eddy current, etc., as required.
- Change liners, grates, hammer, etc. on the shredder.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Perform other job duties as assigned by the Facility Manager/Supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Company offers on the job training.
- Experience using a front-end loader, excavator, forklift, skid steer or scrap handler in an Industrial/Outdoor Work Environment.
- Ability to work standing or walking for up to 12 hours per day.
- Ability to walk up several flights of stairs and work at heights above one-story.
- Knowledge of heavy-equipment operating principles.
- Ability to operate equipment under varying working conditions.
- Stable work history.
- Flexible to work off hours, weekends, and holidays: including overtime and six days a week as required by production as well as in varying indoor/outdoor industrial working conditions.
- Able to complete job tasks safely and effectively without constant supervision.
- Ability to work closely with others in a team environment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Working knowledge of hazards and safety precautions common to heavy equipment operations.
- Ability to identify and differentiate metal materials, preferred.
- Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions and effectively communicate in English preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual preferred - Spanish.
- Strong mechanical abilities (welding, fabrication, knowledge of tools, etc.) a plus.
- Previous maintenance background a plus.
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace
