Job Summary
Load and unload pipe, plate, tanks, posts and other materials from railcars, or trucks, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to production and shipment of products.
Work Context
•Communication – Interact with professionalism with coworkers and leaders
•Role Relationships – use the chain of command
•Responsibility for Others -Be responsible for safety of self and of coworker.
•Work Setting – Industrial shop setting, in a non-temperature-controlled environment
•Work Attire – Composite toe or steel toed boots
•Pace and Scheduling – Fast paced, production goals to be met daily
Primary Job Duties
•Verify rail car or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
•Observe positions of cars passing loading forks, and swing forks into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
•Operate loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad car unloading equipment.
•Monitor product movement to and from load position, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
•Check conditions and weights of trucks and trailers to ensure safety and compliance with loading procedures.
•Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders, and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks, and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses.
Education and Requirements
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
Knowledge
Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for materials by truck or railcar.
Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Skills
•Basic Skills Active Learning- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
•Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
•Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
•Learning Strategies- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
•Mathematics- Using mathematics to solve problems.
•Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
•Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
•Science- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
•Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
•Writing- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Social Skills
•Coordination- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
•Negotiation- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
•Service Orientation- Actively looking for ways to help people.
•Social Perceptiveness- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Technical Skills
•Equipment Maintenance- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
•Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
•Operation Monitoring- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
•Operations Analysis- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a a
•Troubleshooting- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Systems Skills
•Judgment and Decision Making- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
•Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
•Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Resource Management Skills
•Management of Financial Resources- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
•Management of Material Resources- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
•Time Management- Managing one's own time and accounting for it.